Incheon Yeonsu-gu Supports Purchase Costs for Household Food Waste Reducers

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Yeonsu-gu, Incheon announced on the 22nd that it will provide subsidies for the purchase of household food waste reducers to environmentally reduce food waste.

Food waste generates a large amount of odor, pests, and food wastewater during the discharge, collection, and transportation processes, which harms the living environment, so reducing it at home is the most eco-friendly method.

Accordingly, the district will provide subsidies of up to 300,000 KRW, covering 50% of the purchase cost, on a first-come, first-served basis to 1,650 households, the largest scale in Incheon.

The support target is residents living in Yeonsu-gu, limited to one unit per household, and the product must be certified by group standards, environmental labels, K-mark, or Q-mark using drying or microbial fermentation reduction methods. Kitchen garbage disposers are excluded.

A Yeonsu-gu official stated, "Reducing food waste at the source can reduce disposal costs and greenhouse gases, and also eliminates the inconvenience of taking out the trash, leading to high resident satisfaction," adding, "Currently, 750 households have applied for the subsidy."

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