Gyeonggi Province Selects "Gwangmyeong-Gunpo Incinerator Cooperation" as Grand Prize in 2026 Best Proactive Administration Cases Competition

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 12th that the 'Gwangmyeong·Gunpo Public Incinerator Mutual Incineration Agreement' promoted by Gwangmyeong City and Gunpo City was selected as the grand prize winner at the '2026 Best Proactive Administration Cases Competition' held on the 11th at the Gyeonggi Art Center.

Gyeonggi Province conducted recruitment targeting 31 cities and counties and 187 public institutions, and after preliminary screening of 58 submitted cases (25 from cities and counties, 33 from public institutions), selected 18 cases (8 from cities and counties, 10 from public institutions). Final selection of excellent organizations was made by combining the results of citizen opinion surveys and final round judging. This time, the province expanded the citizen opinion survey score from 10 points to 20 points in an effort to discover cases with high citizen satisfaction.

As a result of the final round judging, △the grand prize went to Gwangmyeong and Gunpo cities for the "Gunpo·Gwangmyeong Public Incinerator Mutual Incineration Agreement" △the most excellent category for cities and counties was won by Suwon City's 'Korea's First! Integrated·Customized Electronic Billing with Postal Automation Linkage', the most excellent category for public institutions was won by Yongin Volunteer Center's 'Ready-Yong Disaster Response Platform Construction' and Yeoju City Development Corporation's 'Establishment of Customized Mobility Rights System for Pregnant Women'.

Additionally, △the excellent category winners are Namyangju City, Icheon City, Seongnam City Development Corporation, Goyang Industrial Promotion Agency, Uijeongbu City Development Corporation, and Yeoncheon County Facilities Management Corporation △the commendation category includes Goyang City, Hwaseong City, Yeoju City, Yangju City, Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation, Pocheon City Development Corporation, and Yangju City Development Corporation.

Gwangmyeong and Gunpo cities, which won the grand prize in the integrated category for cities, counties, and public institutions, established Korea's first '1-to-1 mutual cross-incineration' network between local governments as concerns grew about waste treatment disruptions and increased private outsourcing costs due to the ban on direct landfilling of metropolitan area household waste and scheduled maintenance of incinerators.

The mutual alternative operation system was established by sharing incinerator spare capacity and adjusting scheduled maintenance schedules differently so that when one incinerator stops operating, the other can be used. As a result, garbage crises were prevented in advance and 333 million won in public budgets required for private outsourcing was saved.

The 18 cities, counties, and public institutions selected in this competition will receive certificates of commendation from the provincial governor, and these cases will be shared with other local governments and central government departments through news cards and social media (SNS) and promoted to citizens.

Furthermore, the award-winning cases from this competition will be eligible to compete in the '2026 National Best Proactive Administration Cases Competition' jointly hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, and the National Coordination Office, competing with excellent cases from institutions nationwide.

Deputy Governor Ju Hyung-chul stated, "In order to effectively respond to a rapidly changing society, proactive administration based on creativity and expertise is needed by breaking away from existing practices," and added, "We will continue to provide full support so that front-line civil servants and institutions can carry out creative and proactive administration."