Mokpo City, Sparkling Ideas Contest for Waste Reduction

Until the 30th of next month, Gold Prize 3 million won

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City, Jeollanam-do announced on the 28th that it will hold a contest to collect ideas that can drastically reduce household waste.

The contest will be held from April 1 to April 30, and any Mokpo citizen can submit proposals.

The contest themes include ▲Ways to reduce various household wastes ▲Ways to reduce recyclable waste ▲Ways to reduce food waste.

Citizens who wish to participate can submit their proposals via the National Petition website or by mail to the Mokpo City Resource Circulation Division.

The city plans to evaluate proposals based on creativity, economic feasibility, efficiency, and sustainability, and notify the winners individually in June. The grand prize (1 person) is 3 million KRW, the silver prize (1 person) is 2 million KRW, the bronze prize (2 people) is 1 million KRW each, the encouragement prize (3 people) is 500,000 KRW each, and the effort prize (5 people) is 100,000 KRW each.

For detailed information about the contest, please check the announcement on the Mokpo City website.

A city official stated, “Since 1995, Mokpo City has been landfilling household waste at the sanitary landfill, but as about 98% of the landfill is currently filled, reducing waste is urgently needed. We will actively reflect ideas judged to be effective in reducing various wastes in our policies.”

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