LetsRun Park Busan Gyeongnam Promotes Carbon Neutrality and Sharing Culture with Installation of Shared Umbrella Stand

Korea Racing Authority Let's Run Park Busan-Gyeongnam (Director Um Youngseok) installed a shared umbrella stand in collaboration with the Gangseo-gu Volunteer Center in Busan on the 26th of last month to practice carbon neutrality and promote a culture of sharing.

Commemorative ceremony for the installation of shared umbrella stands held at LetsRun Park Busan Gyeongnam (third from left, Eom Youngseok, Head of Korea Racing Authority Busan Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters; fourth from left, Ryu Seongsuk, Secretary General of Gangseo-gu Volunteer Center). Provided by LetsRun Park Busan Gyeongnam

The shared umbrella stand is part of the Zero Waste Project, designed to reduce waste and lower the rising temperatures in urban areas. The first shared umbrella stand and used umbrella collection box were installed in the Rookie Zone of the Let's Run Park Busan-Gyeongnam grandstand. The shared umbrellas are available for use and return by any local resident at their discretion.

Umbrellas collected in the used umbrella collection box, installed alongside the shared umbrella stand, will be repaired by the 50+ Umbrella Repair Volunteer Group of the Gangseo-gu Volunteer Center. Umbrellas that cannot be repaired will be separated and disposed of properly, contributing to environmental protection and recycling, and helping to create a sustainable urban environment.

Um Youngseok, Director of Korea Racing Authority Busan-Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters, said, "Through the shared umbrella stand, we hope to help local residents conveniently use umbrellas when needed and reduce unnecessary resource waste, thereby practicing carbon neutrality. We will continue to create sustainable value and grow together with the local community through cooperation."

Korea Racing Authority Busan-Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters plans to continue expanding the culture of sharing by installing and managing shared umbrella stands in more locations in collaboration with the Gangseo-gu Volunteer Center in Busan.