Ganghwa County Mandates Installation of Waste Separation and Storage Facilities in Multi-Family Housing

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County announced on the 22nd that newly constructed multi-family housing and similar facilities must mandatorily install facilities necessary for the separation and storage of household waste within the building premises.

In the past, areas with small multi-family and multi-unit residential buildings have repeatedly faced waste management problems. With no proper place to dispose of garbage, once trash is left in one location, that place quickly becomes a dumping ground with all sorts of mixed waste.

The county amended and promulgated the 'Ganghwa County Waste Management Ordinance' to include provisions requiring the installation of waste separation and storage facilities appropriate for the scale of units when constructing multi-family housing, taking into account the volume and types of waste generated. Implementation has begun.

Additionally, mandatory regulations were established to ensure that waste does not leak or scatter from storage facilities and to maintain cleanliness at all times. For single-family homes, storage facilities are to be installed as needed, equivalent to the standards for multi-family housing.

Furthermore, to prevent musculoskeletal injuries to sanitation workers and improve their working environment, 100-liter volume-based fee bags, which generate high weight, have been discontinued and replaced with 75-liter volume-based fee bags. Additionally, weight limit regulations were established restricting emissions to 13kg or less for 50-liter bags and 19kg or less for 75-liter bags.

A county official urged, "We ask for your cooperation in creating a pleasant residential environment by separating and disposing of household waste at designated locations."