Suncheon City Launches First Pilot Operation of Recycling Assistance Center in Jeonnam Province

Providing Incentives for Resource Recovery of Transparent PET Bottles, Cans, Paper Packs, and Batteries

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) announced that starting from the 5th, it will begin a pilot operation of the Recycling Assistance Center for the first time in Jeollanam-do to increase the sorting and collection rate of recyclables and to improve and educate citizens' awareness of resource circulation.

The Recycling Assistance Center collects large amounts of transparent PET bottles, cans, etc. generated in daily life and provides various incentives such as cash points and volume-based waste bags upon disposal. It operates two resource circulation collection robots, a paper pack and battery collection reward program, and a refill shop for kitchen and laundry detergents.

The resource circulation collection robots automatically sort, compress, and store transparent PET bottles and cans when inserted. When full, they immediately notify the management company for final collection via the Internet of Things. Ten won is paid per item, and once 2,000 won or more is accumulated, it can be transferred to a personal account.

The paper pack and battery collection reward program exchanges volume-based waste bags (20 liters) or toilet paper (1 roll) by measuring the weight when paper packs of 1kg or more and batteries of 0.5kg or more are disposed of. Additionally, a refill shop is separately operated so that customers can bring empty containers for reuse and fill them with kitchen or laundry detergents.

The Suncheon Recycling Assistance Center is located at the roadside store in the Nonghyup Farmers Market building and operates from around 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.

A Suncheon city official said, “We expect the Recycling Assistance Center to play a key role in spreading recycling culture and education in daily life in the future,” adding, “We will strive to ensure that many citizens use the center and that the culture of proper waste separation spreads.”

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