Hwaseong Bongdam to Begin Construction on Broad-Area Resource Recovery Facility in November

Construction of a broad-area incinerator facility that collects and processes household waste from two or more local governments is proceeding smoothly.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 19th that following the groundbreaking last October at the Cheongmi-ri area of Hofap-myeon in Icheon for an eastern region broad-area resource recovery facility that processes household waste from five cities and counties—Icheon, Gwangju, Hanam, Yeoju, and Yangpyeong—it will hold groundbreaking ceremonies for broad-area resource recovery facilities in the northern region (Yangju and Dongducheon) in September and the Hwaseong region (Hwaseong and Osan) in November.

Once all these facilities become operational, Gyeonggi Province's broad-area incinerators will increase to a total of seven sites, combining the currently operating Gwangmyeong region (300t: Gwangmyeong and Guro), Guri region (200t: Guri and Namyangju), Paju region (200t: Paju and Gimpo), and Gwacheon region (80t: Gwacheon and Uiwang).

The eastern region facility under construction in Anpyeong 3-ri, Hofap-myeon, Icheon, is designed to process 300 tons of waste per day from five cities and counties in the eastern region including Icheon and Yeoju, and will begin operations starting March 2008.

Around the incinerator, residential convenience facilities including a swimming pool and fitness center will be built, and outdoor sports facilities such as soccer fields and tennis courts will be constructed. Villages will receive 10 billion won in community support funds provided by four cities and counties, and Hofap-myeon will receive an additional 34.7 billion won in road and water supply projects.

The northern region broad-area resource recovery facility, to be built in Bongam-ri, Eunhyeon-myeon with 81 billion won in private investment by Yangju City, will begin construction in September and is planned to process 200 tons of household waste per day from Yangju and Dongducheon.

Similarly, a sports center equipped with a swimming pool, fitness center, and jjimjilbang will be built near the incinerator, along with a soccer field and a recycling sorting facility with a daily processing capacity of 30 tons. Electricity produced using incinerator heat will be sold to Korea Electric Power Corporation.

Additionally, the Hwaseong broad-area incinerator to be built in Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong will hold its groundbreaking in November 2009 and be completed in November 2009, with plans to process 300 tons of household waste per day from Hwaseong and Osan.

The village of Haga-deung-ri in Bongap-eup, where the incinerator will be located, will receive 15 billion won in community support funds.

A provincial official stated, "Since 1995 in the first elected term, we pursued a '1 city-county, 1 incinerator' construction project, but encountered resident opposition and massive construction costs in many areas, leading us to pursue the incinerator expansion project," adding "We are providing exceptional incentives to villages where these facilities will be located."