Mayor Shin Sangjin Attends Environment Love Campaign with Private Daycare Center Association

Environmental Protection in Action as Seongnam Collects 400kg of Used Batteries
Mayor Shin Sangjin Expresses Gratitude for "Big Deeds by Small Hands"

Mayor Shin Sangjin of Seongnam attended the "Used Battery Handover Ceremony" held at Moran Hall in Seongnam City Hall at 10 a.m. on August 21, where he encouraged children from private daycare centers and childcare staff who participated in environmental protection efforts.

Seongnam Mayor Shin Sangjin is attending the Environment Love Campaign (used battery handover ceremony) together with the Private Daycare Center Association and talking with the participating children. Provided by Seongnam City

The event, organized by the Seongnam Private Daycare Center Association, was held under the theme "Throwing Away Causes Environmental Pollution, Recycling Creates Resources! Private Daycare Centers Join the Environment Love Campaign."

In his greeting, Mayor Shin expressed, "I extend my deep gratitude and applause to our children who have practiced love for the environment by collecting used batteries with their small hands."

He further emphasized, "The voluntary environmental protection efforts of daycare centers serve as an excellent model that creates a synergistic effect with the city’s environmental policies. For the children, who are the leaders of the future, this will become a valuable environmental education experience that they will remember for a lifetime." He also called for continued commitment to environmental protection.

A total of 22 people attended the event, including 12 directors of private daycare centers and 10 children. The meaning of environmental protection was further highlighted as 35 boxes of used batteries (approximately 400kg), collected continuously by daycare centers belonging to the association, were handed over to the city.

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