Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority, Marine Waste Resource Circulation Network Business Agreement

Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority Signs Agreement with Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation

Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority, President Park Seong-hyun) announced on the 11th that it has signed a "Marine Waste Resource Circulation Network Establishment Memorandum of Understanding" with the Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation.

At the signing ceremony, Hwang Hak-beom, Executive Vice President of the Authority, and Yeo Ki-dong, Director of the Marine Conservation Headquarters of the Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation, attended and agreed to ▲ construct and operate a new public collection center in the Yeosu-Gwangyang area to secure a stable volume of marine waste ▲ establish a resource circulation council for marine waste recycling activities and mutual performance sharing ▲ hold upcycling contests and develop and distribute upcycled products for marine waste resource circulation ▲ join forces to improve awareness and conduct cleanup activities for marine waste resource circulation.

Hwang Hak-beom, Executive Vice President of Construction, and Yeo Ki-dong, Director of Marine Conservation Headquarters at the Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation, are taking a commemorative photo after signing the MOU.
[Photo by Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority]

Following the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' measures to revitalize marine waste recycling (December 2022), the two organizations plan to promote various collaborations such as constructing one public recycling collection center near Yeosu Gwangyang Port, developing upcycled products using marine waste, and holding contests to increase the recycling rate of marine waste to 20%.

Executive Vice President Hwang Hak-beom said, "Through this memorandum of understanding, we will take the lead in reducing marine waste and revitalizing recycling, contributing to the spread of a resource circulation culture."

Meanwhile, the Authority has been collecting plastics such as PET and waste ropes year-round for marine waste resource circulation and producing upcycled safety products such as safety fence blocks, lane control blocks, and safety vests.