Suwon City to Maintain Clothing Collection Bins by December

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City plans to maintain 2,146 clothing collection bins (517 in Jangan-gu, 968 in Gwonseon-gu, 334 in Paldal-gu, 327 in Yeongtong-gu) throughout the city by December.

To this end, the city signed a business agreement on the 12th at City Hall with the Suwon City Clothing Recycling Association for clothing collection bin management.

Under the agreement, the city will work together with the Suwon City Clothing Recycling Association to carry out various maintenance activities including △acquiring road occupancy permits for clothing collection bins meeting installation standards △selecting managers and updating management records to systematize clothing collection bin management and operation △creating manuals for clothing collection bin management matters (cleanliness obligations, prompt response to complaints, collection cycles) △deploying clothing collection bins with newly applied standard designs.

Abandoned or damaged clothing collection bins will be voluntarily removed or replaced with clothing collection bins featuring the new standard design for maintenance. Clothing collection bins located in areas causing inconvenience to pedestrian traffic or parking will be removed according to administrative procedures.

The city designed the clothing collection bin "Iri-ot-neora," developed last year, using the King Jeongjo character to make it feel familiar to citizens.

The city aims to eventually achieve 100% replacement with clothing collection bins featuring the standard design. The city also plans to maintain an appropriate number of 1,500 to 2,000 clothing collection bins.

A city official stated, "Through this comprehensive maintenance, we expect to improve the city's image and reduce citizen inconvenience by removing or replacing clothing collection bins that have caused living inconvenience complaints among Suwon residents," and added, "We will continue mutual cooperation and activate communication to create a clean special city."