Sinan-gun Selected as an Outstanding Organization for Agricultural Waste Collection by Korea Environment Corporation

Continuous Efforts to Create a Trash-Free Rural Environment

[Sinan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-kyung] Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do was selected as an excellent institution for agricultural waste collection by the Korea Environment Corporation on the 26th.

The county received an excellence award by ranking second nationwide through institutional improvements and passionate efforts such as securing budgets for agricultural waste collection, differential payment of collection grade system, increasing the amount and quality of agricultural waste collected, and collaboration with the corporation.

Since 2006 until October this year, the county has invested a huge budget of 6.5 billion KRW to collect and process 35,825 tons of agricultural waste and paid collection incentives to farms.

In addition, to establish a foundation for agricultural waste collection, it spent 2.3 billion KRW to install 334 joint collection sites.

In particular, since 2018, it has been dedicated to creating a trash-free rural environment by installing 16 eco-friendly joint collection sites using natural materials such as logs that are unique and harmonize with the surrounding landscape.

Sinan-gun plans to do its best to improve the rural environment and increase off-farm income by continuously expanding collection bases such as joint collection sites and increasing resident participation through payment of collection incentives.

Meanwhile, Sinan-gun has been making continuous efforts in agricultural waste management, having been selected as an excellent local government and receiving an encouragement award in 2018.

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