Mayor Yeom Tae-young: "We Must Move Toward a 'Plastic-Free Society'"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young participated in the 'Reduce Plastic, Go! Go! Challenge,' stating that "We must move toward a 'plastic-free society' before it is too late."

In a challenge video posted on his social media on the 6th, Mayor Yeom said, "It makes us reflect on whether we have forgotten about environmental problems caused by plastic due to its convenience," pointing out the issues of modern society living in a 'flood of plastic.'

This challenge is a 'plastic-free' practice movement that the Ministry of Environment launched on social media this year. Participants post a pledge to reduce plastic use on social media following the format of "(reject one action that should not be done) and (practice one action that should be done)," and then nominate the next participant.

Mayor Yeom Tae-young participated in the challenge following the nomination of Environment Minister Jo Myung-rae, who was the first participant on the 4th, pledging, "I will refuse single-use plastic bags and make using a tumbler a daily habit." He then nominated Daedeok-gu District Chief of Daejeon Park Jung-hyun, Director of the Resource Circulation Society and Economy Research Institute Hong Su-yeol, and broadcaster Jeong Jae-hwan as the next participants.

Mayor Yeom Tae-young said, "Reducing plastic use is a shortcut to moving toward a 'carbon-neutral society' in the face of the climate crisis," and added, "I hope more citizens will take their own 'climate action' by reducing plastic."

Any citizen can participate in the 'Reduce Plastic, Go! Go! Challenge.' Simply post on social media with a pledge to reduce plastic use along with hashtags (#PlasticFree, #GoGoChallenge, #ReducePlastic).