Oh Se-hoon: "I will expedite the selection of the waste incineration plant site"

On the 20th, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon attended the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee's audit of Seoul City Hall held at Seoul City Hall, receiving a report from officials. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced that he will expedite the site selection to resolve the joint issue of waste incineration plants shared by Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, and Incheon.

On the 20th, Mayor Oh appeared at the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee's audit held at Seoul City Hall and responded to a question from Kim Gyo-hong of the Democratic Party of Korea by saying, "We will expedite the site selection for the incineration plant as much as possible."

Seoul, the Ministry of Environment, Gyeonggi Province, and Incheon formed a four-party consultative body in 2015 and extended the use period of the existing landfill site from 2016 to 2025, but have yet to select an alternative landfill site. Seoul is currently conducting site selection work to build an incineration plant capable of processing 1,000 tons of waste per day.

Earlier, Representative Kim urged the prompt resolution of the issue, questioning, "Does it really take a year and a half to select the site for the waste incineration plant?"