Mayor Park Dong-sik of Sacheon Experiences One-Day Environmental Cleaner Duty to Mark the New Year

Participating in Household Waste Collection
Listening to Field Challenges and Pledging to Improve Working Conditions

Dong-sik Park, Mayor of Sacheon, Gyeongnam Province, participated in household waste collection on January 29 to mark the New Year, joining environmental workers in the field as a one-day environmental cleaner.

This event was organized to personally experience the hard work of environmental workers who quietly dedicate themselves to maintaining a pleasant living environment for citizens as the Year of the Fire Horse, 2026, begins. It also aimed to listen to their challenges and difficulties in the field.

Photo of Dong-sik Park, Mayor of Sacheon, experiencing a day as an environmental cleaner to welcome the New Year.

Early in the morning, Mayor Park held a meeting with environmental workers at Hwagok Restaurant in Yonghyeon-myeon, freely exchanging opinions on working conditions and areas in need of improvement.

After the meeting, he put on work clothes and boarded a collection vehicle, joining the workers in collecting household waste around Yonghyeon Bridge to experience field work firsthand.

The garbage truck that Mayor Park boarded was a newly introduced advanced model, featuring a lowered floor design and a separate boarding space.

As a result, it has become much easier for environmental workers to get on and off, and the separate boarding area has significantly reduced the risk of accidents. Overall, these improvements have enhanced working conditions and increased cleaning efficiency.

Meanwhile, Sacheon City plans to continue strengthening field-oriented communication and will make ongoing efforts to improve working conditions and welfare for field workers, including environmental staff.

Mayor Park stated, "Thanks to the hard work of environmental workers who safeguard the daily lives of citizens from dawn every day, Sacheon City remains clean. Based on the feedback I experienced firsthand today, I will work even harder to improve working conditions and ensure a safe work environment."

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