Gwangju Dong-gu Signs Agreement with Gwangju Post Office for Collection of Expired Medicines

Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 17th that it has signed an agreement with Gwangju Post Office to facilitate convenient disposal of expired medicines for residents and to protect the environment through an effective collection system.

The amount of expired medicines collected in Dong-gu has more than tripled from 310 kg in 2021 to 970 kg last year, due to increased public interest in health and the spread of proper awareness regarding the disposal of expired medicines.

Until recently, expired medicines generated in households were directly disposed of by residents at the Dong Administrative Welfare Center, designated pharmacies, or shared collection boxes for expired medicines, and were collected directly by cleaning staff from the district office or the Dong Administrative Welfare Center.

Accordingly, to efficiently handle the continuously increasing amount of expired medicines, on the 13th, Mayor Im Taek of Dong-gu and Seo Dong-wan, Director of Gwangju Post Office, gathered to sign a business agreement, and starting in April, the Gwangju Post Office delivery personnel will begin collecting expired medicines.

With this agreement, expired medicines can also be collected through 29 mailboxes installed within the district. Residents can place expired medicines, excluding liquid medicines, in paper bags labeled as expired medicines and deposit them into the mailboxes, which is expected to greatly enhance resident convenience and collection rates.

Seo Dong-wan, Director of the Post Office, said, "I am honored to contribute to protecting the local environment and improving residents' convenience with the cooperation of Dong-gu Office and support from the Post Office Public Foundation," adding, "Gwangju Post Office will continue to support the creation of a 'waste-free village and clean, happy Dong-gu.'"

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, "This agreement is a significant achievement in which both institutions have made a magnanimous resolution to enhance residents' convenience and protect the local environment," and expressed deep gratitude for the cooperation of Gwangju Post Office and the Post Office Public Foundation who joined in this effort."

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