Uiseong County Achieves Five Awards in Household Waste Information Management Evaluation, Ranks Second Nationwide

Awarded in Five Categories for Local Government and Public Treatment Facilities
Stands Out in the First Year of the Ministry of Environment's System

Uiseong County in North Gyeongsang Province has achieved the remarkable feat of being selected as the second most outstanding local government in the country in the "2024 Household Waste Information Management Evaluation" organized by the Ministry of Environment.

Kim Jusu, Uiseong County Governor, and Kwon Hyunsu, Head of Environmental Livestock Division, along with other staff, are posing for a commemorative photo holding a placard celebrating the achievement of winning five crowns in the local government facility evaluation for household waste.

Uiseong County not only received the Excellence Award in the local government category, but also saw four public treatment facilities within its jurisdiction win the Grand Prize and Excellence Awards, earning a total of five honors across different categories.

The Household Waste Information Management Evaluation was introduced for the first time this year. The system was established to systematically manage the entire process from the generation to the disposal of household waste, and to expand the foundation for private sector participation.

This evaluation was conducted based on key indicators such as system utilization, data entry rate, and level of cooperation in operations, targeting 207 basic local governments and 704 treatment facilities nationwide.

In the evaluation, Uiseong County received the "Excellence Award" in the local government category. The Uiseong Incineration Plant was selected as the "Best Facility," while the Uiseong Landfill, Dain Landfill, and Recycling Sorting Facility were each recognized as "Excellent Facilities."

Notably, Uiseong County, as a local government included in the first phase of the information management system implementation, received high marks from the outset for its high utilization rate of the terminal app and data entry rate, and was especially praised for its outstanding level of operational cooperation.

Kim Jusu, Governor of Uiseong County, stated, "This award is thanks to the dedicated efforts of our staff, sanitation workers, and private contractors who have worked tirelessly in the field of waste management," adding, "We will continue to ensure that the waste management system is firmly established on the ground and will pursue clean environmental administration that our residents can truly feel."

Meanwhile, Uiseong County is strengthening its use of information systems to enhance the efficiency of household waste management and is further advancing the level of digital management at public facilities, establishing itself as a model for eco-friendly local administration.

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