Mokpo City Produces 'Big Fish' Bags Using Discarded Banners...Committed to Environmental Protection

Published 17 Nov.2023 11:21(KST)

Updated 15 Aug.2025 00:14(KST)

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Cleanliness Activities and Exhibitions at Samhakdo, Peace Plaza, and Noeul Park

Mokpo City was selected for the ‘2023 Banner Recycling Support Project’ organized by Jeollanam-do, securing a project budget of 20 million KRW to promote the production of large fish bags.

This public contest selected 11 local governments including Mokpo City, and since it is a new project utilizing waste banners that are difficult to recycle, many local governments showed great interest.

Mokpo City created large fish bags using discarded banners and conducted cleanliness activities at Samhakdo, Bukhang Sunset Park, and Peace Square.
[Photo by Mokpo City]

According to the city on the 17th, 150 large fish bags were made in collaboration with the Mokpo Saemaeul Association using waste banners, and cleanliness activities were carried out from the 9th to the 15th at Samhakdo, Bukhang Sunset Park, and Peace Plaza using the large fish bags.

In addition to the cleanliness activities, exhibitions and distributions of the produced bags will continue.

The city plans to exhibit 30 medium and small fish bags at Sunset Park and Peace Plaza until the 26th. Through this, they aim to raise awareness about banner recycling.

Additionally, bags and shopping bags made from banner scraps will be produced and distributed. After thoroughly washing to ensure hygiene, the bags and shopping bags will be produced, followed by promotional campaigns, and shopping bags will be distributed at places such as Dongbu Market.

Banners made from petrochemical materials are difficult to recycle, and over 10 million banners are incinerated or landfilled annually in Korea. It is estimated that about 40,000 tons of greenhouse gases are emitted annually during this process.

Through this project utilizing waste banners, Mokpo City is striving to realize sustainable eco-friendly policies and protect the environment, and plans to continue projects that recycle waste banners in the future.

Kim Jae-jin, Director of the Construction Department, said, “We will actively participate in public contest projects to protect Mokpo’s environment and promote banner recycling projects led by Mokpo City to realize sustainable eco-friendly policies,” adding, “We will do our best not only to recycle banners but also to prevent the generation of waste banners.”