Gwacheon Sustainable Development Council Holds 'Gwacheon Community Refrigerator Opening Ceremony'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yu Je-seong] The Gwacheon Sustainable Development Council (hereinafter Gwacheon Sustainable Council) held the ‘Gwacheon Community Refrigerator Opening Ceremony’ on the 20th in front of the café ‘Gwasuwon’ at Gwacheon Comprehensive Community Welfare Center, officially launching sharing and resource circulation practice projects with citizens.

The event was attended by key local figures including Gwacheon Mayor Shin Gye-yong, Gwacheon Sustainable Council Citizen Representative Son Seong-rak, Gwacheon Comprehensive Community Welfare Center Director Park Chan-jeong, and Gwacheon Urban Agriculture Support Center Director Son Byeong-nam.

The ‘Gwacheon Community Refrigerator’ is a resource circulation-based sharing refrigerator aimed at “filling and maintaining together a sustainable Gwacheon through sharing.”

Any citizen can freely donate and use food ingredients or processed foods. Small acts of sharing gather to reduce food waste and carbon emissions, drawing attention as a climate action model in everyday life.

This project is operated through cooperation among local institutions centered on the Gwacheon Sustainable Council.

Gwacheon Comprehensive Community Welfare Center provides the space, and Gwacheon Urban Agriculture Support Center connects agricultural products grown by citizens through urban agriculture programs as donations.

Hygiene management, food organization, and regular inspections of the refrigerator are handled jointly by Gwacheon Sustainable Council members and citizen volunteers. Volunteers are credited with 2 hours of volunteer service and provided with refreshments.

Citizens wishing to participate in volunteering can inquire at the Gwacheon Sustainable Council office (02-503-8228).

Mayor Shin Gye-yong stated, “The Gwacheon Community Refrigerator is a starting point for resource circulation practice where citizens become the main actors, beyond simple sharing,” and added, “We will continue to create a sustainable urban culture with citizens.”