Yongin Apartment Complex with 754 Households Reduces Food Waste by Approximately 9 Tons Over 6 Months

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] An apartment complex with 754 households in Yongin City has drawn attention by reducing food waste by 8,985 kg over six months.

When divided by household, this amounts to approximately 12 kg reduction per household.

According to Yongin City on the 19th, following a food waste reduction competition held over six months from April to September for multi-family residential complexes, Hillstate Seocheon Apartment in Giheung-gu (754 households) reduced food waste by 8,985 kg.

Between April and September of last year, the complex discharged 73,885 kg of food waste, but during the competition period, it discharged 64,900 kg.

The competition was held with 56 apartment complexes in the city (35,008 households) divided into Group A (300-500 households) and Group B (500 or more households).

From 3,447 households in the top six complexes, the food waste reduction during the competition period reached 350,010 kg.

In Group A, Daewo Prugio Apartment in Sanyang Village was selected as the most outstanding complex by reducing 4,533 kg, Hyundai Apartment in Yeonwon Village, Giheung-gu, which reduced 3,597 kg, was selected as an excellent complex, and Camellia i'Park in Eojung Village, Giheung-gu, which reduced 2,359 kg, was selected as a commendable complex.

In Group B, Hillstate Seocheon in Giheung-gu, which reduced 8,985 kg, was selected as the most outstanding complex, Lake Village Jugong 3-dangi Apartment in Giheung-gu, which reduced 8,960 kg, was selected as an excellent complex, and Jugong 4-dangi Apartment in Geumhwa Village, Giheung-gu, which reduced 6,576 kg, was selected as a commendable complex.

Each complex encouraged active participation from residents by using announcements within apartments requesting continued participation in reducing food waste and promotional materials such as bulletin boards in elevators.

Meanwhile, on the 18th, the city visited each complex and delivered 2 million won and 3 million won in pay-as-you-throw bags and cleaning supplies to the most outstanding complexes by group, 1 million won and 1.5 million won to excellent complexes, and 700,000 won and 1 million won to commendable complexes.

A city official said, "We are exploring various measures to find effective food waste reduction plans," and added, "We will do our best to establish a proper disposal culture befitting an eco-friendly ecological city."