Mayor Shin Sangjin: "City and Residents Coexisting... A Model Case for Incinerator Construction"

Seongnam City to Build Replacement Incinerator Facility
Focus on Welfare Projects for Residents in the Indirect Impact Zone
Agreement Signed with Resident Support Council

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sangjin) announced on August 26 that, as the Environmental Energy Facility (incinerator) in Sangdaewon-dong, Jungwon-gu, is aging, the city is working to construct a replacement facility on an adjacent site by 2027 and will focus on welfare projects for residents within the indirect impact zone.

Seongnam Mayor Shin Sangjin (right) and Kim Jaesung, Chairman of the Seongnam Environmental Energy Facility Resident Support Council, signed the "Agreement on the Construction of a Replacement for the Old Incineration Plant" on the 26th. Provided by Seongnam City

At 2 p.m. on the same day, in the first conference room on the fourth floor of City Hall, Seongnam Mayor Shin Sangjin and Kim Jaesung, chairman of the Seongnam Environmental Energy Facility Resident Support Council, signed the "Agreement on the Construction of a Replacement for the Aging Incinerator."

Under the agreement, the city will establish a resident support fund related to the construction of the replacement facility in Sangdaewon-dong and use it for welfare projects to benefit residents in the surrounding area.

The support targets approximately 500 households and about 1,800 people living within a 300-meter radius of the incinerator’s indirect impact zone, as stipulated by the Waste Management Facility Promotion Act.

In addition, the city plans to strengthen air quality management around the incinerator and will closely communicate with the Resident Support Council to address the concerns and inconveniences of local residents regarding the handling of municipal waste brought into the incineration facility.

Mayor Shin Sangjin stated, "With the direct landfilling of municipal waste in the Seoul metropolitan area set to be banned in 2026, cities and counties without incinerators often face friction with residents during site selection. I am grateful for your cooperation in constructing the replacement incinerator," adding, "This agreement will serve as a model case for the construction of an incinerator where Seongnam City and local residents can coexist and grow together."

The current Sangdaewon-dong municipal waste incineration facility, which was completed in 1998 and has aged, will be replaced with a facility capable of processing 500 tons per day. The total project cost for this is 158.5 billion won.

The city plans to install optimal environmental pollution prevention equipment and low-carbon energy efficiency systems at the facility to significantly reduce emissions, and to add power generation capabilities in addition to supplying district heating.

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