Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Hosts 'Competition' to Promote Proper Waste Separation Culture

‘Apartment Complex 100-Day Resource Recycling Competition’

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 20th that it will hold the ‘100-Day Resource Circulation Competition for Apartment Complexes’ to spread the culture of proper waste separation and disposal.

This competition targets ‘mandatory management apartment complexes’ within Gwangsan-gu according to Article 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Apartment Complex Management Act.

Mandatory management apartment complexes refer to buildings with 300 or more households, apartment complexes with 150 or more households equipped with elevators, apartment complexes with 150 or more households using centralized heating systems (including district heating), and buildings with 150 or more households constructed as a single building combining residential and non-residential facilities under Article 11 of the Building Act.

The competition will be held over 100 days from the 1st of next month to October 7th, divided into on-site evaluations and document evaluations over four months.

The on-site evaluation will check the installation of separate collection bins by item and the actual status of recyclable waste separation and disposal, while the document evaluation will assess activities independently promoted by participating apartment complexes for proper waste separation, such as campaigns and production of promotional materials.

The scores from the on-site and document evaluations will be combined to select the top four as excellent resource circulation apartment complexes, which will be awarded plaques and incentives in the form of volume-based waste bags worth a total of 8.5 million KRW.

Apartment complexes wishing to participate in the resource circulation competition should submit a participation application form to the Cleaning Administration Division by the 30th. For more details, inquiries can be made to the Cleaning Administration Division or by referring to the announcement on the district office website.

A Gwangsan-gu official said, “Minimizing discarded resources and practicing proper waste separation and reuse are very important for responding to the climate crisis and establishing a resource circulation culture,” and added, “We hope for the active interest and participation of apartment complex residents in this competition.”

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