Clean Environment Drives Success of Daejeon 0 O'Clock Festival

A Clean, Waste-Free Festival Achieved
Through the Dedication of Over 1,200 Environmental Management Personnel

Photo by Daejeon City

The '2025 Daejeon 0 O'Clock Festival' concluded as a clean, waste-free event thanks to the dedication of over 1,200 environmental management personnel.

The festival, which took place from August 8 to 16 in the original downtown area, mobilized a total of more than 1,200 cleaning staff, including 310 city and district employees and 890 environmental management personnel.

The city implemented a range of measures, including: operating a designated cleaning responsibility zone system; real-time monitoring of cleaning conditions; rapid response to complaints through a mobile task force; expanding the use of reusable containers in food zones; special inspections of public and open restrooms; and public campaigns to promote waste separation among citizens.

In particular, the festival featured even stronger cleanliness measures compared to the previous year. All event area waste was cleared before 8 a.m. each day, and collection and inspections were conducted every hour.

In addition, each agency set up open chat rooms to share real-time updates, and each environmental management worker was assigned to manage two separate waste sorting stations. In areas with high waste output, 1-ton collection vehicles were stationed to improve response efficiency.

Photo by Daejeon City Provided

Daejeon City operated an 'Environmental Situation Room' led by the Director of the Environmental Bureau, where four teams-Environmental Situation Team, Reusable Container Team, Environmental Maintenance Team, and Civil Complaints Response Team-worked in close coordination.

The Environmental Situation Team consisted of 72 city officials working in two shifts, morning and afternoon, to oversee all cleaning operations at the festival. The Environmental Bureau Director and staff took turns by department to carry out environmental maintenance activities every day from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. in backstreets and parks.

Lee Jangwoo, Mayor of Daejeon, stated, "This year's 0 O'Clock Festival was able to be held as a 'three-zero' event-free from safety accidents, waste, and price gouging-thanks to the dedication of our environmental management personnel and staff. We will strive to make next year's festival even cleaner and more enjoyable."

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