Gwonseon-gu Seryae 1-dong Sees 60% ↑ in Pay-Per-Use Garbage Bag Usage

The Seryae 1-dong Community Center in Gwonseon-gu (Chief Hong Bong-soon) announced on the 24th that garbage separation and disposal has become well-established through the "Love and War with Garbage" project.

Seryae 1-dong, home to approximately 4,300 residents, is an old downtown area consisting entirely of single-family homes and semi-detached houses except for residential environment improvement zones. The area has traditionally suffered from low pay-per-use garbage bag usage rates and improper disposal of garbage, including mixed disposal of recyclable and regular waste as well as illegal dumping.

Following the implementation of the "Love and War with Garbage" initiative that began in May, after establishing measures to eliminate illegal dumping through residents' meetings, the pay-per-use garbage bag usage rate increased by 60% as of June, and proper garbage separation has become established, achieving significant results.

Hong Bong-soon, Chief of Seryae 1-dong, stated, "I am grateful to the residents who are actively participating in establishing proper garbage separation and disposal," and added, "We will continue to work toward realizing zero garbage through achieving 100% pay-per-use garbage bag usage and 100% establishment of recyclable waste separation."