Incheon Songdo 6·8 District Automated Collection Facility Fully Operational... Collecting Only Combustible General Waste

Panoramic view of the automatic waste collection facility in Songdo 6·8 Districts Photo provided by Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Yeonsu-gu, Incheon announced that it will officially operate the automatic collection facility for household waste in Songdo Districts 6 and 8 starting from the 11th.

This facility was completed last month after the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority invested 47.5 billion KRW since 2018, and Yeonsu-gu recently took over the facility management duties to begin full operation.

Through two collection stations and 12.7 km of transport pipelines, it can collect 26.45 tons of combustible general waste per day.

As the general waste disposal method changes from door-to-door collection to automatic collection, the district will run both methods concurrently until the 20th to prevent confusion among residents, and thereafter will collect combustible general waste only through automatic collection.

In particular, the automatic collection facility for household waste in Districts 6 and 8 was constructed to improve problems caused by the previous single-pipe mixed collection system. Food waste cannot be disposed of through the input ports, and door-to-door collection by vehicles using the current RFID weight-based system will be maintained.

Meanwhile, the undergrounding of the collection station in District 8 has allowed the district to manage the children's playground and buffer green space created above, and a complex cultural facility is planned to be added in District 8 in the future.

A Yeonsu-gu official stated, "We have been conducting the handover and takeover procedures of the automatic collection facility from the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority while preparing for facility operation," and added, "Considering residents' inconvenience due to the long period of unused input ports after occupancy, we will operate the facility normally without any gap starting from the 11th after taking over management duties."

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