The 2012 Introduction of 'Creating Resource Circulation Villages' Progresses Smoothly... 137 Villages in 27 Cities and Counties Participate

Yeom Tae-young, Deputy Governor for Economy of Gyeonggi Province, along with representatives from 13 village communities and about 40 city and county officials, are taking a commemorative photo after holding a mid-term report meeting on creating resource circulation villages on the 31st of last month.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 1st that it held a mid-term report meeting on the progress of the '2023 Resource Circulation Village Creation Season 2' at the Gyeonggi Upcycle Plaza on the 31st of last month, reviewing the progress of the resource circulation village creation project and providing an opportunity for communication among village residents.

The event, attended by Yeom Tae-young, Deputy Governor for Economy of Gyeonggi Province, representatives of 13 village communities, and about 40 city and county officials, proceeded with project progress reports, presentations of outstanding achievements by village types, Q&A sessions, and listening to difficulties.

The Gyeonggi Resource Circulation Village Creation project is an initiative where residents of single-family and multi-family houses in the province, which lack separate collection facilities and have poor environmental conditions, participate in separate disposal and collection themselves to create a resource circulation economy.

Gyeonggi Province started this project for the first time in Korea in 2012, and as of this year, 27 cities and counties and 137 villages are participating in the project.

Through this project, Gyeonggi Province obtained a total of 3,537 kg of waste separate disposal monitoring results in the first half of this year. When converted to carbon reduction, it amounts to 17,810 kg.

Key cases include Jeongok-ri in Yeoncheon, which established 'Circulation Cafe 1.5,' a hub for resource circulation activities, conducted 'Zero Waste' resident education, operated a 'Plastic Blacksmith' recycling plastic, and held resource circulation case talk shows.

Geumgok 2-ri in Paju painted village murals on the walls of abandoned buildings, provided resource circulation education, and created a collection hub for waste materials, while Soha 1-dong in Gwangmyeong established a separate disposal system including recycling education and collection of milk cartons and coffee grounds.

Lee Hyo-sang, head of the Waste Resource Management Team of Gyeonggi Province, said, "Gyeonggi Resource Circulation Creation Season 2 is a project based on public-private cooperation in resource circulation, aiming to develop more diverse and sustainable villages and improve residents' quality of life." He added, "The 13 selected villages are solving environmental problems in their communities through various ideas."

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