Gyeonggi-Chungnam to Start Garbage Collection on Pungdo, Ansan on the 21st

Gyeonggi Cheongjeongho

Gyeonggi Province will jointly carry out marine debris collection work on Pungdo Island in Ansan City with Chungcheongnam-do.

On the 19th, Gyeonggi Province announced that on the 21st, in celebration of the '23rd International Coastal Cleanup Day,' it will conduct a joint marine debris collection operation along the coast of Pungdo Island in Ansan City together with Chungnam Province and Ansan City.

International Coastal Cleanup Day is a global marine debris cleanup day sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), held annually on the third Saturday of September.

Gyeonggi Province selected Pungdo Island in Ansan City as the target site for cleanup activities after conducting marine debris monitoring in island areas using drones from the Gyeonggi Cheongjeongho vessel.

Previously, Gyeonggi Province and Chungcheongnam-do agreed through a win-win cooperation memorandum last year to jointly respond to marine debris collection and disposal to create a clean West Sea.

The two regions plan to efficiently collect and dispose of marine debris by jointly utilizing marine cleaning vessels such as the Gyeonggi Cheongjeongho (collection ship) and the Neulpureun Chungnamho (transport ship).

Kim Seong-gon, Director of the Marine Fisheries Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "The significance of this cleanup activity lies in the fact that it is being carried out jointly with Chungcheongnam-do and Ansan City," adding, "We will continue to cooperate with Chungcheongnam-do to contribute to creating a clean West Sea."

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