Busan City Holds Marine Cleanup Activities and Environmental Campaign for New Middle-aged Generation 'Busan Marine Ssedamssedam海'

On the 12th at 10 AM, held at Songjeong Beach Jukdo Culture Plaza

Raising public awareness of marine litter, expecting cleanliness and creation of marine environment

Busan City will hold the marine cleanup activity and environmental campaign for the 5060 middle-aged generation, "Busan Marine Ssedamsseudamhae (海)," on the 12th at 10 a.m. around Jukdo Culture Square at Songjeong Beach.

Poster for the 'Busan Marine Ssedamssedamhae (海)' Event.

This event was organized to raise citizens' awareness of marine litter and to create a clean marine environment through marine cleanup activities and environmental campaigns involving the middle-aged generation.

The Busan Mayor's Senior Job Support Center, which is hosting the event, will operate exhibition booths and conduct promotional activities with middle-aged participants on the day, and will carry out marine and coastal cleanup activities in collaboration with marine activists.

About 200 people, including officials from Busan City, Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation (HUG), Busan Metropolitan Senior Job Support Center, Green Life Association, Drone5060 Cooperative, Bu-Ul-Gyeong Sea Swimming Association, and the 5060 middle-aged generation, will participate.

The middle-aged marine cleanup activity has been continuously promoted to resolve marine litter issues along the Busan coast and Nakdong River estuary through the participation of the middle-aged generation in environmental conservation social contribution projects.

To ensure smooth project operation, Busan City, Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation (HUG), and the Senior Job Support Center signed a business agreement in 2022, and HUG provides more than 100 million KRW annually as part of its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) management.

The middle-aged members of the Drone5060 Cooperative participating in the marine cleanup activities use drones to frequently monitor environmental pollution and marine litter status along the coast and Nakdong River, quickly detecting marine litter.

Similarly, the Marine Environment Business Group participating in this activity collects and disposes of more than 24 tons of litter annually based on the drone-detected litter status.

A Busan City official stated, “We expect that the middle-aged marine cleanup activities will provide sustainable social jobs for the middle-aged generation while contributing to realizing social values such as marine ecosystem conservation. Additionally, we hope that the accompanying environmental campaign will help raise citizens' interest and improve awareness of marine environmental protection.”

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