Hwaseong City Concludes MOU to Promote Resource Circulation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-seong] On the 21st, Hwaseong City concluded a 'Voluntary Implementation MOU to Promote Resource Circulation' with Hwaseong City Council and Hwaseong iCoop Consumer Cooperative to minimize the generation of disposable waste, practice proper recycling and sorting, and promote eco-friendly consumption.

The MOU signing ceremony held at the main auditorium of Hwaseong City Council was attended by Kim Jong-dae, Director of Planning and Coordination, Lee Kang-seok, Director of Resource Circulation Division, Won Yu-min, Chairman of Hwaseong City Council, Councilor Shin Mi-suk, Councilor Lee Eun-jin, and Park Si-yeon, President of Hwaseong iCoop Consumer Cooperative, among others.

At the signing ceremony, the three organizations agreed to pool their efforts to maximize the sharing and utilization of information and resources related to resource circulation, actively develop sustainable projects, and promote mutual interests.

In particular, the organizations agreed to jointly develop and implement policies to promote resource circulation practices and expand recycling culture, and to carry out paper-based bottled water usage and paper-based waste collection projects to establish a circular economy system that reduces total plastic volume.

Furthermore, the three organizations pledged not to spare administrative and institutional support, including developing and operating education and programs to promote proper sorting for recycling and raise awareness of resource circulation, as well as improving regulations to expand eco-friendly consumption promotion.