Hwaseong City Completes Construction of Eco-Friendly Resource Circulation Cluster (EFRC)

An 'Eco-Friendly Resource Circulation Cluster (EFRC)' that environmentally recycles discarded electronic products such as recovered refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, and TVs was completed on the 11th at Jugok-ri, Ujeong-eup, Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province.

The completion ceremony was attended by around 500 people including Hwaseong City Mayor Chae In-seok, Hwaseong City Council Speaker Ha Man-yong, National Assembly members Kim Seong-tae, Seo Yong-gyo, Joo Young-soon, and Choi Bong-hong of the Environment and Labor Committee, assemblyman Lee Sang-il of the Future Creation, Science, Broadcasting and Telecommunications Committee, Vice Minister of Environment Jung Yeon-man, Korea Electronics Industry Environmental Association Chairman Han Min-ho, Provincial Assemblyman Keum Jong-rye, and local residents.

The 'Eco-Friendly Resource Circulation Cluster (EFRC)' is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for disassembly, separation, crushing, and sorting of discarded electronic products recovered from the western metropolitan area including Guro, Yeongdeungpo, Gangseo, and Yangcheon districts of Seoul, as well as Anyang, Ansan, Uiwang, Gunpo, and Hwaseong cities. The facility produces annually approximately 87,000 tons or more of raw materials such as scrap iron, copper, aluminum, and resins, and is equipped with refrigerant (CFC) recovery units, dust prevention, and air pollution prevention facilities.

Additionally, the resource circulation cluster has been constructed to include not only primary disassembly, dismantling, crushing, and sorting of discarded electronic products for recycling, but also secondary recycling of plastics including sorting, washing, and extrusion. By feeding the produced pellets back into household appliance manufacturing processes, it presents a resource circulation model that is one step more advanced compared to existing recycling processes.

With the completion of the 'Eco-Friendly Resource Circulation Cluster (EFRC)' built with domestic technology and an investment of approximately 35.6 billion won on a site of 56,236㎡ (total floor area of 20,097㎡), balanced and stable recovery and recycling of discarded electronic products will be realized through resource circulation centers in the metropolitan area and nationwide regions. Additionally, an information and education center has been established where visitors can understand and learn about the recovery and recycling process of discarded electronic products at a glance, and programs for recycling education and exhibition hall tours are scheduled to operate.

At the completion ceremony, Hwaseong City Mayor Chae In-seok said, "For resource circulation, efforts to reduce waste generation and reuse and recycle it are necessary," and stated, "The completion of the Eco-Friendly Resource Circulation Cluster is an exemplary case for resource circulation, and Hwaseong City will continue to provide full cooperation and efforts."