Hwaseong Special City Conducts On-Site Visit to Plastic Recycling Facilities

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Hwaseong Special City announced on the 28th that on the 26th, it visited a resource circulation company in the city to inspect the recycling site for plastic products.

On that day, Climate, Energy and Environment Minister Kim Sung-hwan, Mayor Jung Myung-geun, and relevant officials visited a PET bottle recycling company located in Ujeong-eup and reviewed the overall recycling process.

In particular, they confirmed the collection, sorting, and recycling processes for various plastic products in daily life, such as electronic products and PET bottles, and examined resource circulation technology and innovation cases by company while discussing cooperation methods for activating the circular economy.

This visit was conducted in connection with the "Post-Plastic Roadmap Draft" announced by the Climate, Energy and Environment Ministry on the 23rd. Through this roadmap, the government presented a goal to reduce residential and business-sector waste plastic emissions by more than 30% compared to projections by 2030.

The roadmap includes comprehensive measures such as △introduction of single-use cup charging ("separate cup calculation system") △transition to materials that are easier to recycle △strengthening corporate collection responsibility △expansion of recycled material usage, and others.

The city plans to actively cooperate with local companies to enhance effectiveness as the roadmap is concretized, and will implement △expansion of recycling infrastructure △expansion of citizen participation △development of support measures at the local government level, and others.

Meanwhile, Mayor Jung Myung-geun conveyed suggestions regarding major issues facing Hwaseong City to Climate, Energy and Environment Minister Kim Sung-hwan on that day.

Mayor Jung Myung-geun stated, "The city will actively cooperate in line with government policies to advance as a circular economy city where companies and citizens participate together," and added, "We will create a sustainable urban environment through plastic reduction and expanded recycling."