Incineration Facilities, Recycling Sorting Facilities, Food Waste Processing Facilities, etc.
[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] Jeonnam Yeosu City (Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong) announced that it has decided and announced the '2030 Urban Waste Comprehensive Treatment Facility Site Selection Plan' for the construction of a comprehensive waste treatment facility and has started public recruitment of candidate sites until the end of March.
The city plans to build an 'urban waste comprehensive treatment facility' as a countermeasure against the expiration of the durability of the existing incineration facility and the 'ban on direct landfill of household waste' in 2030.
Yeosu City is publicly recruiting candidate sites for the construction of a comprehensive waste treatment facility as part of the '2030 Urban Waste Comprehensive Treatment Facility' project. Photo by Yeosu City
▲ Incineration facility with a capacity of 350 tons/day ▲ Recycling sorting facility with a capacity of 30 tons/day ▲ Food waste treatment facility (biogasification) with a capacity of 150 tons/day will be constructed.
The site selection criteria prioritize areas where a site area of 60,000㎡ or more can be secured, considering ▲ the willingness of local residents to attract the facility ▲ distance from residential areas to minimize complaints ▲ urgency of installation for the shortest possible construction period.
Once the site is decided, resident benefit facilities equivalent to 20% of the facility construction cost (about 40 billion KRW) will be installed in the surrounding area or supported as a contribution to the resident support fund.
In addition, from the year the facility starts operation until the end of its use, the resident support fund will be provided within 20% of the annual household waste delivery fee (about 500 million KRW).
After the recruitment is completed, the city plans to form a site selection committee according to relevant laws, conduct feasibility studies of candidate sites (or expert reviews), and strategic environmental impact assessments to decide the final site.
A city official said, “We will contribute to creating a pleasant residential environment by establishing a foundation that can stably process household waste through optimal site selection.”
Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr
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