"Throwing Dirt Balls and Picking Up Trash" Mayor Lee Hyun-jae's Mangwolcheon Cleanup Activity

Participation of Misa 3-dong Related Organizations in EM Mud Ball Throwing

Lee Hyun-jae, Mayor of Hanam City, is participating in an environmental protection activity by throwing 'EM (Effective Microorganisms) mud balls' into Mangwolcheon Stream along with officials from related organizations in Misa 3-dong, and picking up nearby trash.

Hanam Mayor Lee Hyun-jae attracted attention by throwing ‘EM (Effective Microorganisms) mud balls’ into Mangwolcheon Stream and picking up nearby trash as part of an environmental protection activity with officials from related organizations in Misa 3-dong.

According to Hanam City on the 24th, Mayor Lee participated in the ‘Mangwolcheon Ecological Environment Cleanup Campaign’ held on the 23rd, which was organized by the Misa 3-dong Residents’ Autonomous Committee and attended by over 80 people from seven organizations including the neighborhood leaders, Saemaul leaders and women’s association, defense council, community security council, and sports council.

This campaign was planned to protect Mangwolcheon, a valuable resource of Misa 3-dong. The project budget was prepared with prize money won by the Misa 3-dong Residents’ Autonomous Committee, which received an excellence award at the ‘2024 Gyeonggi-do Residents’ Autonomy Best Practice Contest’ held on May 31, where Hanam City was represented.

At the contest, the Misa 3-dong Residents’ Autonomous Committee introduced ‘Flocking with Forest Play,’ a resident autonomy activation project utilizing Hwangsan Forest, and won the excellence award. They then considered how to meaningfully use the prize money for the local community and decided to use it to clean Mangwolcheon by throwing EM mud balls, which was the most popular program among the project activities.

On the day, Mayor Lee threw EM mud balls, known for their excellent effects in ‘water purification,’ ‘odor removal,’ and ‘organic matter fermentation and decomposition,’ into Mangwolcheon with residents, picked up trash around the stream, and communicated with residents about ways to protect Mangwolcheon.

Hyun Gyo-tae, president of the Misa 3-dong Residents’ Autonomous Committee and chairman of the Hanam City Residents’ Autonomous Committee Association, said, “We thank Mayor Lee Hyun-jae and officials from related organizations in Misa 3-dong who stepped forward to protect Mangwolcheon despite the chilly weather,” adding, “The Misa 3-dong Residents’ Autonomous Committee will take the lead in various environmental protection activities to safeguard Mangwolcheon, a precious asset of our Misa 3-dong.”

Mayor Lee emphasized, “It was meaningful to participate in the campaign to protect Mangwolcheon by throwing EM mud balls into the stream in an innovative way,” and added, “Hanam City will continue to do its best to create a ‘city where everyone wants to live’ together with related organizations in Misa 3-dong and local residents.”

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