The Nation's First... Busan City Opens This Year's First 'Nighttime Citizen Sharing Market'

April 22, 4 PM?9 PM, Song Sang-hyun Square, Night Sharing Market Opens, Open to All

Used Goods Sale, Waste Battery and Paper Pack Exchange Event, Family Activity Programs Available

Busan City will open the ‘July Citizen Sharing Night Market’ from 4 PM to 9 PM on the 22nd at the lawn plaza area within Songsanghyeon Square.

2023 Citizen Participation Sharing Market Event Scene.

This night sharing market is the first of its kind nationwide and will also open on the third Saturday of August to support family activities and provide a place for rest. However, the night sharing market will not be held in case of rain.

The Citizen Sharing Market was first launched in 2003 to prevent resource waste through reuse and to realize the values of environmental protection and sharing.

Now in its 21st year, it has become recognized as an opportunity for citizens to directly participate in recycling and sharing, establishing itself as a meaningful event for resource circulation.

At the event, general citizens, social enterprises, and non-profit organizations will sell recyclable daily necessities such as clothing, bags, books, and music-related items. There will also be battery and paper pack exchanges and umbrella repair services to promote habits of separating waste in daily life.

Anyone can participate, with Busan City hosting (Resource Circulation Division) and ‘Eco Unniya’ organizing the event.

Additionally, a children’s market will be operated where children can participate directly in sales, providing an opportunity to experience environmental protection practices and economic activities firsthand.

Especially on this day, various events such as a carbon neutrality quiz contest and a small concert are planned to practice resource circulation and sharing while teaching children the value of the environment.

Lee Geun-hee, Director of Busan City’s Environmental Policy Office, said, “We will continue to make efforts to bring the Citizen Sharing Market closer to citizens’ daily lives by operating diverse family programs.” He added, “Next year, as part of future environmental policies, we plan to expand the ‘Flea Market Activation Project’ to allow more districts and counties to participate in the sharing market. We hope everyone will experience the joy of reuse and the happiness of sharing.”

The ‘2023 Citizen Participation Sharing Market,’ held four times this year, saw participation from 505 individual and group teams and 16,200 people, with a total of 2,870 items sold and reused.

The sales proceeds raised through voluntary donations from participants will be fully donated after the Goodbye Sharing Market in November to support self-reliance projects for 100 households of elderly living alone and grandparent-grandchild families.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.