Gwangju City Councilor Seo Im-seok Proposes Bill to Enhance Effectiveness of 'Reusable Products Usage Promotion'

‘Gwangju Metropolitan City Single-Use Products Reduction Ordinance’

A bill has been proposed to enhance the effectiveness of policies encouraging the use of reusable products in Gwangju.

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan Council on the 12th, Seo Im-seok, a Gwangju city council member (Nam-gu 1), introduced the "Gwangju Metropolitan City Ordinance to Reduce the Use of Disposable Products" as the main proposer at the 318th extraordinary session.

Seo Im-seok, Gwangju Metropolitan City Council Member.

Although the seriousness of environmental issues is recognized, the use of disposable products is rapidly increasing. Disposable products have negative impacts in many areas, including waste disposal, resource consumption, and climate change.

Councilor Seo stated, "One of the causes accelerating climate change is the 'amount of disposable product usage,'" and added, "In response to rapid climate change, public institutions and citizens must actively practice reducing disposable product use to conserve resources and protect the environment, so that current and future generations can enjoy a better quality of life."

The bill proposed by Councilor Seo focuses on promoting the use of reusable products through education and publicity, encouraging citizens to participate in reusable product promotion projects, and establishing a public-private cooperation system to enhance policy effectiveness.

Additionally, those who voluntarily reduce disposable product use will be designated as "Resource Circulation Excellent Businesses" under Article 10, Paragraph 1 of the "Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources," and institutions, organizations, and individuals contributing to disposable product reduction policies will be eligible for commendations according to the "Gwangju Metropolitan City Award Ordinance."

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