Icheon-si and SK Hynix Sign MOU for Construction of Reusable Container Rental and Cleaning Self-Support Facility

Promoting a Virtuous Cycle of Environmental Protection and Job Creation for Vulnerable Groups

On the 22nd, Icheon City in Gyeonggi Province signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at City Hall with local companies and organizations including SK Hynix, Icheon Regional Self-Support Center, and Gyeonggi Community Chest of Korea to build a reusable container rental and washing self-support business facility and create jobs for vulnerable groups.

Kim Kyung-hee, Mayor of Icheon (6th from the left), and Park Yong-geun, Vice President of SK Hynix (7th), are holding a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a self-sufficiency project site for reusable container washing and rental.
[Photo by Icheon City]

The signing ceremony was attended by Kim Kyung-hee, Mayor of Icheon; Park Yong-geun, Vice President of SK Hynix; Jo In-hee, Director of Icheon Regional Self-Support Center; and Kwon In-wook, Chairman of Gyeonggi Community Chest of Korea.

The city plans the "Reusable Container Rental and Washing Self-Support Business" to produce reusable containers made of special materials that can be used multiple times instead of disposable containers, renting them out for use at local festivals, funeral halls, offices, and more. The used containers will be sterilized and washed to contribute to environmental protection. In particular, the city aims to create a virtuous cycle where environmental protection leads to job creation by providing employment opportunities to vulnerable groups during the business operation process.

Through the agreement, SK Hynix will designate and donate the necessary funds to the Gyeonggi Community Chest of Korea to be used for the construction of the self-support business facility. The city will provide city-owned land located in Sindun-myeon for the construction of the facility and will offer administrative support for the swift and stable promotion of the project.

Vice President Park Yong-geun said, "We will lead the practice of ESG management by promoting sustainable development together with the local community and creating social value." Mayor Kim Kyung-hee stated, "This agreement is meaningful as a public-private cooperation project to create a clean environment for citizens," adding, "We will do our best to make it a nationwide model case of public-private cooperation."