Uijeongbu-si, Resource Recovery Facility Environmental Assessment Rated 'Best' in Province

Uijeongbu City Hall exterior.

Uijeongbu City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Dong-geun) announced on the 31st that it was evaluated as the best facility in the environmental category within the province in the "Waste Treatment Facility Installation and Operation Performance Evaluation" conducted by the Ministry of Environment.

This evaluation has been conducted annually since 2015 to strengthen the management capabilities of municipal solid waste treatment facilities installed and operated by local governments. This year, on-site inspections were carried out to improve the operational management of 162 incineration facilities.

The Uijeongbu Resource Recovery Facility, which began operation in November 2001, has been operating for 23 years, exceeding its 15-year durability period. Since the 8th term of the civilian administration, more meticulous attention has been paid to facility maintenance and operation.

The facility is managed 24 hours a day through a remote monitoring system (CLEAN SYS) that continuously measures environmental pollution emission concentrations from the chimney. In addition, air pollutants such as dust, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen chloride are emitted at concentrations significantly lower than legal standards, and these are displayed on the resource recovery facility’s electronic board for public disclosure to citizens.

In particular, dioxins are precisely measured more than twice a year by accredited institutions. According to the second half dioxin measurement conducted on August 8, the results were 0.002 and 0.001 ng-TEQ/S㎥ for Unit 1 and Unit 2 respectively, which are significantly below the emission limit of 0.1 ng-TEQ/S㎥.

Han In-ho, Director of the Resource Circulation Division, said, “This evaluation result is a good example supporting that the resource recovery facility is being operated so that citizens can live with peace of mind.”

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