Suwon City Conducts Regular Cleaning of Food Waste Disposal Containers in Apartment Complexes

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City will conduct regular cleaning of food waste disposal containers installed in apartment complexes to prevent odors from occurring.

The city plans to clean 6,300 collection containers equipped with RFID systems (a system that charges fees based on food waste weight) installed at 460 apartment complexes from this month through November, maintaining them in a clean condition on a monthly basis.

Cleaning will be conducted once a month in March-May and September-November, and twice a month during the summer season (June-August). Wastewater generated during the cleaning of collection containers will be transported to food resource recycling facilities for treatment.

Two automatic cleaning vehicles equipped with GPS (satellite navigation systems) will be deployed to verify operational routes and to manage and oversee the work.

A city official stated, "We will manage food waste disposal containers more thoroughly to prevent odors and insects from occurring."