Eunpyeong-gu, Ideas Contest for Reducing Everyday Waste

Proposals for Various Waste Reduction Methods in Daily Life: Home, School, Restaurants, Workplace
Total Prize Money 10 Million KRW... Grand Prize 2 Million KRW for 1 Winner, Excellence Award 1 Million KRW for 1 Winner, Merit Awards 500,000 KRW Each for 10 Winners, Encouragement Awards 100,000 KRW Each for 20 Winners

Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) announced that from the 11th to May 17th, it will hold a ‘Waste Reduction Idea Contest’ for Eunpyeong-gu residents to practice in daily life.

The ‘Waste Reduction Idea Contest’ invites proposals for various waste reduction methods in everyday life such as at home, school, restaurants, and workplaces.

The proposal topics include ▲waste reduction methods practicable in daily life ▲ways to increase the use of reusable products instead of disposables ▲methods to suppress food waste generation ▲ways to improve the recycling rate of recyclable waste among discarded waste.

Eligibility includes individuals residing in Eunpyeong-gu, teams of two or more registered residents in Eunpyeong-gu, and organizations, institutions, or workplaces located in the district. Individuals and teams can submit up to three entries.

Participants can download the application form, idea proposal, integrity pledge, and personal information consent form from the Eunpyeong-gu website, fill them out, and submit them through the ‘Information by Category’ and ‘Waste Reduction Idea Public Recruitment’ sections on the website.

Entries will be judged based on criteria such as suitability, originality, feasibility and ease of implementation, effectiveness and applicability, popularity, and ripple effect. The results will be announced in June. The total prize money is 10 million KRW, with ▲Grand Prize 2 million KRW for 1 winner ▲Excellence Award 1 million KRW for 1 winner ▲Merit Award 500,000 KRW each for 10 winners ▲Encouragement Award 100,000 KRW each for 20 winners.

For more details, please refer to the Eunpyeong-gu Office website or contact the Resource Circulation Division by phone.

Kim Mi-kyung, Mayor of Eunpyeong-gu, said, “We are collecting waste reduction ideas in daily life for a zero-waste Eunpyeong,” and added, “We hope many residents will participate to share diverse know-how and ideas to foster a culture of waste reduction.”

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