Uiwang City and Korea Rural Community Corporation Conduct Joint Environmental Cleanup on Environment Day

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Uiwang City held a joint environmental cleanup with Korea Rural Community Corporation Hwaseong·Suwon Branch at Baekun Lake on the 3rd to commemorate the 25th Environment Day.

This activity was organized to prevent water quality pollution in the lake and strengthen cooperative systems to improve water quality.

Forty-five employees from the city and Korea Rural Community Corporation participated. They collected approximately 5 tons of waste, including household waste and other debris exposed when water was drained due to the "Baekun Lake Water Facility Repair and Improvement Project."

Yun Chang-ho, head of the city's Environment Division, said, "On Environment Day on the 5th, I hope many citizens will heighten their interest in the environment and take this as an opportunity to practice environmental protection in their daily lives."