Hong Nampyo, Changwon Special City Mayor, Practices 'Reducing Single-Use Products'

On the 7th, Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam, participated in the ‘Single-Use Items Zero Challenge,’ pledging to reduce the use of single-use products in daily life.

Started by Han Hwa-jin, Minister of Environment, on February 27, the ‘Single-Use Items Zero Challenge’ is a relay campaign that declares and practices reducing the use of single-use items such as plastic bags, disposable cups, and straws in everyday life. Mayor Hong joined the challenge after being nominated by Kim Byung-kyu, Deputy Governor for Economy of Gyeongnam Province.

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, participated in the 'Single-Use Items Zero Challenge,' pledging to reduce the use of disposable products.

Mayor Hong posted a message and photo pledging to reduce single-use items on his personal SNS, and the placard used in the challenge was made by recycling discarded cardboard boxes. He nominated Suwon City, Yongin City, and National Assembly member Kim Young-sun as the next participants.

Changwon Special City was the first local government nationwide to introduce the reusable shared cup called ‘Changwon Doldol E Cup’ to reduce single-use item usage, and has been actively implementing it since July last year, expanding its use to coffee chains and other outlets. Additionally, reusable cup storage boxes have been installed and operated in various meeting rooms held within the city hall.

Along with this, the city is focusing on spreading a culture of practice in daily life, including ▲ banning the use of plastic artificial flowers in parks and cemeteries ▲ using reusable containers in funeral halls ▲ promoting the reuse of transparent PET bottles.

Mayor Hong said, “Using single-use items may be convenient now, but it pollutes the environment and destroys ecosystems, making the burden that future generations must bear even heavier.”