Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Hosts '2022 Resource Circulation Hanmadang'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City will hold the 2022 Resource Circulation Festival at Gyeongam Neighborhood Park in Hanam-dong on the 26th.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the day, the event will include ▲Awards for the Separation Disposal King and Apartment Complex Competition ▲Declaration of Resource Circulation Practice by Migrants ▲Donation Ceremony ▲Resource Circulation Performance Report Meeting ▲Resource Circulation Experience Programs, and more.

This year's Separation Disposal Kings are six citizens who have exemplary practiced separate disposal of used batteries and paper packs. They will receive the Gwangsan-gu Mayor's Award along with collection reward points.

The apartment complex competition evaluated the recycling separation efforts over 100 days since August, with 26 apartments in the district participating. As a result, Cheomdan Geumho Eoullim The Terrace, Cheomdan LH 3rd Complex, Mokryeon Village 7th Complex, and Cheomdan Hoban 2nd Complex Apartments were selected as excellent complexes. They will be awarded plaques and volume-based waste disposal bags as prizes.

Five companies participating in Gwangsan-gu’s ice pack reuse project?Gwangju Food, Hwatap Agricultural Cooperative, Hinnuri Co., Ltd., Jadam Food, and Jeotgak Steak Gupda?as well as the Gwangju Metropolitan City Resource Recycling Association, will donate funds to the Together Gwangsan Sharing Culture Foundation to help neighbors in need at the end of the year.

At the event site, 10 resource circulation experience booths will be operated, including making coffee grounds keyrings, wooden mini buses, and naturally dyed handkerchiefs.

Gwangsan-gu children will also hold a flea market to sell and exchange secondhand goods, and participate in “Jupging” (picking up trash + jogging) by walking around Gyeongam Neighborhood Park and picking up litter. Jupging is open to all citizens, and participants will be credited with volunteer hours.

Those who experience transparent PET bottle separation disposal through advance reservation will receive a tumbler bag, and an event will be held where a free cup of coffee is provided when using a tumbler at the event.

A Gwangsan-gu official said, “We hope many citizens will show interest and participate in this event to share the achievements of resource circulation and pledge continuous effort and practice.”

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