Gyeonggi-do to Intensively Collect 'Yeongnong Waste' Until the End of April

Gyeonggi Province will carry out intensive collection of agricultural waste in two phases this year. Photo by Gyeonggi Province

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will conduct intensive collection of agricultural waste until April 30.

On the 14th, the province announced that it will carry out the collection of agricultural waste to prevent fine dust emissions caused by illegal burning and to promote recycling of agricultural waste, in accordance with the implementation of the fine dust seasonal management system.

This year, the province will operate two intensive agricultural waste collection periods, dividing them into the first half (February to April) and the second half (November to December) around the farming season.

The collection procedure involves storing collected waste vinyl and pesticide containers from farms at village-level joint collection centers, which are then transported by contracted collection companies to the Korea Environment Corporation under the Ministry of Environment.

Waste vinyl is crushed, washed, and compressed to be recycled as raw materials, while pesticide containers are either recycled or incinerated.

During the intensive agricultural waste collection period, the province plans to actively encourage farmers to properly dispose of agricultural waste by promoting correct disposal methods and providing collection incentives.

The collection incentive is paid based on the type and amount of waste when farmers bring agricultural waste to the joint collection centers installed in villages.

For waste vinyl, the payment ranges from 80 to 160 KRW per kilogram depending on the contamination level, and for pesticide containers, 100 KRW per bottle and 80 KRW per bag are paid.

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