Troublesome Waste Banners Recycled... Korea Racing Authority Takes Action

The Korea Racing Authority has stepped in to handle the increasing number of banners hanging around the streets, including various recruitment announcements, business guides, and politicians' election-related 'empty praises.'

Let's Run Park Busan-Gyeongnam (Head: Song Daeyoung) of the Korea Racing Authority and the Gangseo-gu Saemaul Association (Chairman: Gu Daewon) in Busan have jointly taken on the challenge of dealing with discarded banners. This is a pilot project for recycling used banners.

Banners are primarily made of plastic synthetic fibers, which do not decompose easily even when buried. Incineration releases large amounts of greenhouse gases and harmful substances such as carcinogens. Therefore, sustainable recycling methods for used banners have been continuously proposed to protect the environment and achieve carbon neutrality.

In this pilot project, local governments collect used banners and send them to recycling workshops, where Saemaul Women's Association volunteers perform the first stage of processing called 'materialization' to convert them into raw materials. These materials are then made into public sandbags for disaster prevention and provided free of charge to the local community.

A pilot project for recycling discarded banners promoted by Korea Racing Authority Let's Run Park Busan-Gyeongnam.

The pilot project, with a total budget of 20 million KRW, plans to refurbish 6,000 used banners collected from the region.

The Korea Racing Authority plans to analyze the outcomes of this used banner recycling project and expand the initiative in cooperation with the Busan Gangseo District Office to recycle regularly collected used banners into design product materials.

Additionally, various projects to practice carbon neutrality will be promoted, including pesticide container collection to reduce soil pollution and the provision of reusable cups to reduce single-use items.

A Korea Racing Authority official said, "Resource recycling is essential to create a society where humans and nature coexist," adding, "We will cooperate with related organizations to utilize resources more valuably."

Let's Run Park Busan-Gyeongnam is collaborating with nearby local governments such as Gimhae City Hall and Busan Gangseo District Office to jointly promote various social contribution programs aimed at solving regional issues.

Last year, social contribution projects addressing local problems amounted to 30 million KRW across three projects, which expanded this year to 120 million KRW across seven projects.

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