Gwonseon-gu Implementing Night Crackdown on Illegal Garbage Dumping

Gwonseon-gu (District Chief Kim Jeong-su) announced on the 22nd that it will implement night crackdowns on illegal garbage dumping starting this week. Since declaring "Love and War Against Garbage" on May 1st, the district has made all-out efforts to promote the use of volume-based garbage bags and eradicate illegal dumping among residents, but illegal dumping continues to persist.

Gwonseon-gu will conduct joint private-public night crackdowns particularly in garbage-prone areas such as Seryuk-dong and Pyeong-dong. The district has detected 257 cases of illegal garbage dumping through enforcement operations to date, and will impose a fine of 200,000 won for any illegal dumping detected in this operation.

The head of the district's Environmental Sanitation Division stated, "While there will be residents caught in the night crackdown on illegal garbage dumping, the issue is one of civic consciousness rather than enforcement," urging "the 1.1 million citizens of Suwon to demonstrate mature civic awareness."