Sejong City Implements Preemptive Waste Management Plan for Chuseok Holiday

Temporary Suspension of Waste Collection
for Two Days Starting October 5

Sejong Special Self-Governing City Hall. / Photo by Kim Giwan

In preparation for the Chuseok holiday, a "Chuseok Holiday Waste Management Plan" will be established and implemented from September 25 to October 10 to proactively prevent a surge in waste during the holiday period.

According to Sejong City on September 25, this management plan has been designed to provide a clean and dignified environment for visitors returning to their hometowns during the Chuseok holiday. Accordingly, the city will conduct special environmental clean-up activities for Chuseok and intensively crack down on excessive packaging of holiday gifts and illegal dumping of waste.

In addition, the city will distribute promotional materials to raise awareness about the importance of reducing food waste and separating recyclables. The collection schedule for household waste will also be partially adjusted during the holiday period. On October 3 and 4, household waste will be collected as usual, but collection will be suspended on Sunday, October 5, and Chuseok day, October 6. From October 7, household waste collection will resume to maintain a clean urban environment. The automatic Clean Net system will be suspended only on Chuseok day, October 6.

Kwon Youngseok, Director of the Environmental and Greenery Bureau, stated, "Please dispose of your household waste in advance before the Chuseok holiday, and during the holiday period in October, begin putting out waste from the evening of the 6th. We ask for everyone's active cooperation so that all citizens can enjoy a pleasant holiday."

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