Mapo-gu Expands Smart Incineration Waste Reduction Solution 'Incineration Zero Store'

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Mapo-gu (Mayor Park Kang-su) has expanded the number of 'Incineration Zero (ZERO) Stores,' a recycling intermediate processing facility installed and operated to reduce incinerated waste, to seven locations, making it the first autonomous district to do so.

Since the pilot operation of the first Incineration Zero Store in March last year, the district announced that by May this year, a total of 11.2 tons of recyclable resources, including 3,743 kg of plastic, 4,478 kg of paper, and 620 kg of cans, were collected at one Incineration Zero Store.

Accordingly, based on the 'Seoul Special City Mapo-gu Waste Reduction Ordinance,' which is a blueprint for creating a 'city without incineration,' Mapo-gu has officially begun expanding Incineration Zero Stores this year and added six more locations on the 10th.

Following the existing first store (Mapo Central Library), the six newly opened Incineration Zero Stores in July include five public facility types: ▲Hongdae Red Road R1 ▲Yonggang-dong Community Center ▲Mangwon 1-dong Community Center ▲Mapo Art Center ▲Mapo Citizen Sports Center, and one private residential type: ▲Mangwon 1st Daerim Apartment.

Notably, the Incineration Zero Store inside Mangwon 1st Daerim Apartment is significant as it is the first apartment-type Incineration Zero Store installed in a private multi-family housing complex rather than a public facility.

The newly installed Incineration Zero Stores measure 6 meters wide and 3 meters deep, with internal collection bins for recyclables such as vinyl, cans, plastic, and clothing, and will also install compactors for transparent PET bottles and cans.

The operating hours for the Incineration Zero Stores are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays (Red Road R1 location operates Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.).

The district plans to assign resource managers to the six public facility-type Incineration Zero Stores to guide proper recycling methods and encourage resident participation by providing compensation such as volume-based waste bags according to the type and amount of waste disposed.

Park Kang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, stated, “We must move away from the outdated idea of simply landfilling and incinerating waste and find a macro solution to properly process and reduce waste. I hope the Incineration Zero Stores become an opportunity for everyone, from children to residents, to learn and practice correct waste disposal methods, and I earnestly ask all citizens to work together toward the ultimate goal of reducing household waste.”

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