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Geumcheon-gu Implements 2022 Waste Reduction Village Community Contest...Apply by Feb 16 via District Office Cleaning Administration or Email...3 Million KRW Support

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) is recruiting participating groups for the ‘2022 Geumcheon-gu Waste Reduction Village Community Contest Project’ until February 16 to create a pleasant urban environment.

This contest project was prepared to move away from the government-led waste reduction projects conducted so far and to spread awareness of waste reduction by having residents autonomously participate centered on village communities.

The contest fields are ▲ spreading waste separation and disposal ▲ guidance and crackdown on illegal dumping ▲ other fields. Selected groups will be supported with project funds within 3 million KRW (10% of the subsidy must be self-funded). The total budget scale is 30 million KRW.

Any resident group or organization of three or more people living in Geumcheon-gu or working or attending school in Geumcheon-gu can participate.

Communities wishing to participate can download the application forms such as the project plan from the ‘Notices & Announcements’ section on the Geumcheon-gu Office website, fill them out, and submit them via Geumcheon-gu’s email or visit the 11th floor Cleaning Administration Division of Geumcheon-gu Office.

Geumcheon-gu will announce the final selected communities on the district website and notify them individually in March after the first departmental review and the second local subsidy review committee deliberation.

Geumcheon-gu will conduct pre-consultations during the application period to help residents understand the contest project application.

Applicants can contact the Cleaning Administration Division of the district office to receive 1:1 project consulting, introduction of excellent cases of existing projects, explanation on how to write the project application, and guidance on budget planning (management).

Meanwhile, Geumcheon-gu has been promoting the ‘Waste Reduction Village Community Contest Project’ since 2016. So far, 63 resident groups have participated, carrying out waste reduction activities on their own and contributing to spreading awareness of waste reduction.

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “I hope this contest project will be an opportunity for residents to come up with ideas and take action to solve the village’s waste problems,” and added, “I ask for the interest and participation of residents so that awareness of waste reduction spreads beyond the village level to the entire region.”

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