Suwon Citizens' Delegation Tours Two Advanced Resource Recovery Facilities

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City announced on the 12th that a residents' delegation toured two advanced domestic resource recovery facilities.

This tour was organized to dispel citizens' vague concerns and improve perceptions prior to the city's full-scale initiation of its resource recovery facility relocation project.

The delegation, composed of approximately 40 district heads from Suwon City, visited two locations drawing attention as next-generation environmental facilities: Hanam's Union Park and Pyeongtaek's Awesomeplex.

The commonality between the two facilities is that waste treatment facilities—including general waste, food waste, and recyclables—are consolidated and placed underground, with recreation spaces preferred by residents such as parks, gymnasiums, and water play areas created above them.

Both share the distinction of resolving conflicts surrounding waste treatment facilities through innovative approaches and establishing themselves as regional attractions visited by hundreds of thousands annually.

The residents' delegation visited Hanam in the morning and Pyeongtaek in the afternoon, carefully examining each facility's underground waste treatment equipment and distinctive upper-level amenities.

A resident from Yeongdeungpo District who ascended the 105-meter-high Union Tower said, "With the Han River flowing and lush forests visible at a glance, my heart feels completely refreshed." Union Tower is a café observation deck utilizing the incinerator facility's chimney.

Pyeongtaek's Awesomeplex's signature amenity is an indoor water park featuring wave pools, leisure pools, varied slides, and jjimjilbangs. With indoor and outdoor sports facilities including a gymnasium, performance halls, parks, and walking trails, it appeals to all age groups.

Hyun Geun-taek, Second Vice Mayor of Suwon City, stated, "Suwon City is pursuing the resource recovery facility relocation project on the premise of complete underground placement of incineration equipment," and added, "We will create Suwon City's new resource recovery facility as a superior and citizen-friendly space surpassing any other facility in the nation."