Yangcheon-gu to Stop Producing 50ℓ Special Bags Starting Next Year

Expanded Supply of 20ℓ Sacks Instead, New 10ℓ Sacks Produced for Single-Person Households
Previously Purchased or Market-Distributed 50ℓ Sacks Remain Usable
Production of 50ℓ Sacks Halted Due to Safety Concerns for Sanitation Workers

Yangcheon-gu (District Mayor Lee Gi-jae) announced that it will stop producing 50ℓ special sacks starting next year to prevent sanitation workers from suffering musculoskeletal injuries and other safety accidents during their work.

According to the Ministry of Environment guidelines, the weight limit for 50ℓ volume-based waste bags is 13kg or less. However, in the case of special sacks, due to the nature of non-combustible waste such as empty bottles and glass, the weight limit is often not observed, causing back injuries and other risks during the sanitation workers' sack collection process.

To address this issue, the district will discontinue the production of 50ℓ special sacks from 2024 and instead expand the supply of 20ℓ sack bags. In particular, in line with the increasing trend of single-person households, it plans to newly produce 10ℓ sack bags as well.

The already produced 50ℓ bags will be sold until the stock is depleted, and bags currently distributed in the market can still be used.

Lee Gi-jae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “To create a safe working environment for sanitation workers who are responsible for keeping Yangcheon’s streets clean, we hope that residents will participate in using 20ℓ and 10ℓ special sacks instead of the heavy 50ℓ sacks in the coming new year.”

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