Suwon to Install 3 Additional Resource Circulation Stations in Areas with High Concentration of Officetel and Multi-Family Buildings

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Joon-sung] Suwon Special City announced on the 16th that it has additionally installed resource circulation stations in Uman 2-dong, Ingye-dong, and Woncheon-dong, areas with high concentrations of officetel and multi-family residential buildings.

The resource circulation stations have been installed respectively in front of the back gate of Suwon Industrial High School in Ingye-dong (956-5, Ingye-dong), in front of the multi-family building The Castle One in Uman 2-dong (111-4, Uman 2-dong), and at 392-3 in Woncheon-dong. Full operations will begin on the 19th.

Resource circulation stations are spaces where residents can separately dispose of volume-based waste bags and seven types of recyclable items (glass bottles, cans, clear PET bottles, plastic, vinyl, styrofoam, and paper).

Resource circulation station managers, who are recycling specialists, will be stationed from 8 a.m. to noon and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to assist citizens with proper separation and disposal.

With the installation of three resource circulation stations, Suwon City's total number of resource circulation stations has increased to 10. Eco-stations, which serve a similar function, have 14 installations. Eco-stations are temporary collection points where residents can separately dispose of seven types of recyclable waste, similar in form to the separate collection bins found in apartment complexes.

A city official stated, "With resource circulation stations installed in areas where illegal dumping frequently occurs, the streets will become much cleaner and more pleasant."