"Processing Food Waste Without Odor"... Mapo-gu Supports Purchase of Food Waste Reduction Devices

Apply by April 4, up to 280,000 KRW support for 40% of purchase cost

Mapo-gu (Mayor Park Gang-su) is promoting the "Purchase Support Project for Small Household Food Waste Reducers (Food Waste Processors)" to reduce food waste.

Small household food waste reducers are devices that process food waste using methods such as heating, drying, and microbial fermentation, effectively reducing the amount of waste discharged.

Accordingly, Mapo-gu plans to support the purchase cost when buying small household food waste reducers to reduce food waste generation and create a pleasant residential environment.

The support target is residents who have an address in Mapo-gu as of the announcement date (March 10), have lived there for more than two years, and have purchased or plan to purchase a small household reducer after 2025.

The small reducers to be purchased must be products that have obtained quality and safety certifications such as the K Mark, Environmental Label, Group Standard, or Q Mark. However, "kitchen garbage disposals" that discharge food waste into the sewage system after grinding are excluded.

Mapo-gu will select and support a total of 250 households. Priority will be given to 4-person households, and the remaining quota will be finalized by lottery.

The support amount is 40% of the purchase cost of the small reducer, with a maximum limit of 280,000 KRW.

The application period is until April 4. Residents wishing to apply should prepare the subsidy application form, consent form for personal information provision, resident registration certificate, and other application documents, and submit them by visiting the Resource Circulation Division of Mapo-gu or via email.

For more details about the support project, please refer to the announcement section on the Mapo-gu website or contact the Resource Circulation Division for guidance.

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, "I hope that by receiving support for the purchase cost of reducers, food waste will be reduced, and odors and pollution will be eliminated," and added, "We ask for the active interest and participation of residents."

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