Suwon Holds First Sanitation Policy Idea Competition

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 22nd that Paldal-gu, which presented "What I Want to Know! Things That Disappeared from Haenggung-dong," won the grand prize at the "Sanitation Policy Idea Competition" held for the first time this year.

On the 20th, the city held the "Sanitation, How Much Do You Know? 2019 Sanitation Policy Idea Competition" at the Suwon Youth Culture Center to discover innovative sanitation policies. The event was designed to encourage districts and neighborhoods that have contributed to reducing household waste.

Eight teams (two per district) from four districts participated and presented sanitation policies implemented this year, which were evaluated by a panel of expert judges and "on-site evaluation citizens" (40 members) recommended by each district's living safety department. Winners were selected by combining scores from the expert judges and on-site evaluation citizens.

Gwonseon-gu, which presented "Fun and Practical Recycling Bins in Our Neighborhoods" and "2020 Plastic Resource Circulation Project," won the excellence award, while Jangan-gu and Yeongtong-gu received encouragement awards.

The grand prize winner "What I Want to Know! Things That Disappeared from Haenggung-dong" introduced sanitation policies in Haenggung-dong, which has been consistently carrying out a campaign to reduce single-use items with residents.

At the competition, a "Vote of 40" was also held to gather opinions from on-site evaluation citizens on sanitation policies with strongly divided views.

The first topic, "Are street trash bins necessary?", mostly resulted in the opinion that "having them in some locations as it is now would be fine," while the second topic, "Should we eliminate large-capacity trash bags (100ℓ)?", resulted in slightly more opinions in favor of "not eliminating them."

Suwon City plans to review the business efficiency of projects discovered at the "Sanitation Policy Idea Competition" and implement them in 2020.