Chungnam Estimates Over 10 Billion KRW for Disposal Costs of 'Heavy Rain Waste'

Chungnam Province is expected to invest more than 10 billion won in waste disposal caused by the heavy rain.

According to Chungnam Province on the 2nd, the waste generated in five cities and counties?Cheongyang, Gongju, Yesan, Nonsan, and Buyeo?where heavy rain fell last month, has been tentatively estimated at a total of 25,797 tons.

Recently, military personnel have been conducting restoration work in a plastic greenhouse at a flood-affected farm in Cheongju, Chungbuk. The photo is unrelated to the article. Source=Yonhap News

By region, Cheongyang has the largest amount of waste at 11,000 tons, followed by Gongju with 5,000 tons, Yesan with 4,000 tons, Nonsan with 3,240 tons, and Buyeo with 2,557 tons.

Typically, the cost of waste disposal is set between 250,000 won and 440,000 won per ton depending on the type of waste. Based on this, the budget required for waste disposal in Chungnam is estimated to be approximately 10.25043 billion won.

Currently, Chungnam Province is deploying about 500 pieces of equipment on site to transport and store waste at temporary storage facilities called transfer stations.

Waste moved to the transfer stations is separated and sorted for recycling, or processed using public waste incineration and landfill facilities in each city and county.

Given the massive amount of waste generated, the province is also outsourcing disposal to private waste management companies in parallel.

Chungnam Province plans to request national government funding under the name of flood damage recovery costs to cover the expenses incurred during this process.

A Chungnam Province official expressed concern, saying, “Considering that recovery work is still ongoing, the amount of waste generated is expected to continue increasing. The problem is that flood waste mixed with various household garbage causes odors during decomposition and can lead to secondary environmental pollution such as waterborne diseases and pests.”

He added, “Chungnam Province will focus administrative efforts on promptly disposing of the waste while regularly conducting quarantine measures near the transfer stations in consideration of this situation.”

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