"Making Clean Pyeongtaek" - Rolling Up Our Sleeves as One

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] The "Making Clean Pyeongtaek Together" initiative being promoted in full swing by Pyeongtaek City is showing tangible results.

The city has been carrying out cleanliness campaigns throughout the region since April to protect citizen health during the coronavirus pandemic era.

The city has designated 226 intensive management areas for illegal garbage dumping by eup, myeon, and dong districts, deployed enforcement officers, and actively worked to reduce garbage.

As a result, statistics on uncollected illegally dumped garbage and fines imposed increased by 74% in fine issuance and 13% in volume-based disposal sales compared to the same period last year. In spring, the city promoted a large-scale National Land Cleanliness Campaign, with 131 organizations participating and processing approximately 116 tons of garbage.

Additionally, the city processed a total of 13,605 tons of garbage in the first half, including 450 tons of improperly stored waste in eup, myeon, and dong areas, 11,335 tons of abandoned waste in workplaces, and 1,820 tons of discarded garbage in other areas such as roads, coastal areas, riverbanks, parks, and green spaces.

Furthermore, starting in April, the city expanded the operation of clean mobile task forces into 3 zones (Pyeongtaek, Songtan, and Anjung) centered on major commercial districts, conducting 22,040 promotional activities and 1,205 enforcement operations, resulting in a significant reduction in illegal garbage dumping and daytime disposal, bringing substantial improvements to the commercial district environment.

Additionally, to improve the environment in vulnerable garbage disposal areas, the city installed 53 clean zones, 25 smart warning signs (CCTV) for illegal dumping prevention, and 33 logo lights during the first half.

Meanwhile, the city plans to continue promoting the "Making Clean Pyeongtaek Without Garbage During the Day" campaign and strengthen supervision and management of vulnerable disposal areas to create a cleaner Pyeongtaek.