Gwangju Seo-gu Expands Operation of 'Jawon Sunhwan Store'... Achieving Carbon Neutrality

Published 21 Apr.2023 16:23(KST)

Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Ikang) announced on the 21st that it will expand the operation of resource circulation stores, which aim to realize the separate collection of recyclables, from the existing 5 locations to 9 locations.

Last year, Seo-gu started operating resource circulation stores in five locations: Chipyeong-dong, Sangmu 2-dong, Hwajeong 3·4-dong, and Pungam-dong. Due to the great response from residents, the operation will be expanded to include Nongsung 1·2-dong, Sangmu 1-dong, and Geumho 1-dong.

Along with this, Seo-gu appointed 72 resource circulation managers, who are local community resource circulation activists.

Resource Circulation Store <br>Photo by Seogu

Resource Circulation Store
Photo by Seogu

Resource circulation stores accumulate points based on the weight of recyclables brought in by residents and return the points as cash. They also provide guidance on how to separate recyclables by item and inform about resource circulation policies within Seo-gu.

The detailed compensation per item is as follows: 10 KRW per transparent PET bottle, 500 KRW per kilogram of aluminum cans, 100 KRW per kilogram of steel cans, 2 new batteries for every 20 used batteries, 400 KRW per kilogram of paper packs (milk packs), and 20 KRW per ice pack.

Seo-gu raised the compensation for paper pack separation from 380 KRW to 400 KRW per kilogram to encourage better separation, and plans to start ice pack compensation from June to prepare for the high usage in summer.

A Seo-gu official stated, “Carbon neutrality is not a choice but a duty of the times. We will continue to expand resource circulation stores and support substantial resident-participatory resource circulation policies.”

For detailed locations and operation inquiries, please contact the Cleaning Administration Division of Seo-gu Office.