"Produce Energy Using Livestock Manure and Food Waste!"

by Kang Sharon

Published 14 Sep.2022 13:39(KST)

Updated 09 Aug.2025 10:09(KST)

Changnyeong County Council Member Lee Dong-hoon Emphasizes the Need for a Comprehensive Livestock Manure Treatment Facility

Lee Dong-hoon, a member of the Changnyeong County Council in Gyeongnam, is emphasizing the necessity of installing a comprehensive livestock manure treatment facility.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Wook] As central and local governments struggle with the treatment of livestock manure discharged from livestock farms, Lee Dong-hoon, a first-term member of the Changnyeong County Council, has drawn attention by proposing the installation of a comprehensive livestock manure treatment facility where the stable operation of livestock farms and the livestock environment coexist.

On the morning of the 14th at 10 a.m., during a 5-minute speech at the ‘297th Changnyeong County Council 1st Regular Meeting,’ Councilor Lee stated, “The government is revising and implementing the ‘Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Manure’ to effectively manage livestock manure, recycle resources, contribute to environmental conservation, and promote the development of eco-friendly livestock farming,” adding, “A policy should be established to directly utilize compost produced from the annual treatment of approximately 500,000 tons of livestock manure by livestock farms and to strengthen profit sharing.”

Councilor Lee said, “The implementation of this policy will contribute to saving an external compost budget of 5 to 6 billion KRW annually, preventing the occurrence of green algae in the Nakdong River in advance, ensuring the environmental rights of residents in neighboring local governments, and improving public health,” and added, “The county should reduce the burden on livestock farms by creating a comprehensive livestock manure treatment facility that integrates the treatment of difficult-to-handle livestock manure, food waste, and other organic waste resources to produce energy and utilize it.”

He then proposed, “Let the council and the executive branch work together to block odor generation caused by livestock manure and food waste, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and implement carbon neutrality.”