Gyeonggi Province to Intensively Collect Agricultural Waste Until December 15

Gyeonggi Province will operate a "Second Half Intensive Agricultural Waste Collection Period" until December 15, 2025, to promote the collection and recycling of agricultural waste generated from farming activities.

During this intensive collection period, Gyeonggi Province will collect agricultural waste vinyl and pesticide containers left unattended in farmlands and other areas. At the same time, the province will actively promote the agricultural waste collection reward and incentive program, as well as guidelines for separate waste disposal, to encourage recycling.

View of the Joint Collection Center

The agricultural waste collection and reward incentive program provides payments to farmers who bring rural waste vinyl and pesticide containers generated during farming activities to designated collection points, such as the Joint Collection Center in their village. Depending on the recycling grade, farmers receive 80 to 160 won per kilogram for waste vinyl, 100 won per bottle for pesticide containers in bottle form, and 80 won per bag for bag-type containers. As of September 2025, a total of 13,866 tons of rural waste vinyl and 3,263,000 pesticide containers have been collected and processed.

Cha Seongsu, Director of the Climate, Environment, and Energy Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "The intensive collection of agricultural waste is a project that has positive effects, such as preventing environmental pollution and reducing fine dust, as well as promoting resource recycling. We ask for the active participation and cooperation of the farming community."

Meanwhile, the intensive agricultural waste collection period is operated twice a year, during the peak farming season when large amounts of agricultural waste are generated: in the first half (February to April) and the second half (November to December).

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