Chilgok County Office Replaces Disposable Banners with LED Displays

Switching to Eco-Friendly Administration
Posting Event Messages on Large LED Display Boards

The landscape of administrative events at Chilgok County Office in North Gyeongsang Province is changing. The banners and Styrofoam foam boards that were used at the end and beginning of each year for various awards, public contest selections, and donation ceremonies have disappeared, and large LED display boards are being used instead.

In the past, donation ceremonies and major events were held in indoor spaces such as the county governor's office or meeting rooms. Banners and disposable foam boards with event slogans were newly produced for each event and discarded after use. The repeated production costs and the generation of waste became an administrative burden.

As part of its eco-friendly campaign "ECO Chilgok," Chilgok County decided to reduce the use of banners and foam boards and selected the large LED display installed at the "Empty" cafe on the first floor of the county office as an alternative. Instead of separately producing donation ceremony or public contest selection slogans, they are now displayed on the screen.

Through this process, the production and use of banners and foam boards for each event were discontinued. The event space has also changed. Whereas events used to be held mainly in the county governor's office or meeting rooms with a limited number of participants, photo sessions are now taking place in the first-floor lobby, where civil petitioners and cafe users come and go.

This setup eliminates the need to install separate promotional materials. As administrative events move out of closed spaces into more open venues, it has become common for passing visitors to naturally stop and watch.

The county explains that this change is leading to both budget savings and a reduction in waste generation. By no longer producing disposable promotional materials, the burden of disposal has also been reduced. The text and design displayed on the LED screen are created directly by each responsible department. They adjust the wording and screen layout to match the nature of each event and change the design according to the details of donation ceremonies or project selections.

The county believes that this process is giving staff an opportunity to understand the purpose and content of each event more accurately. Chilgok County's Planning and Audit Office plans to evaluate the LED designs created by employees twice each in the first and second halves of the year and select a "Best Designer" award.

Outstanding cases will be introduced through media promotion and other channels. This change is part of the "ECO Chilgok Project" currently being promoted by Chilgok County. Starting in April 2025, the county set the project vision as "Everyone Together for an Eco-Friendly City, Chilgok" and has been pursuing eco-friendly policies focused on everyday practice. These include the "3 GO (Use First GO, Pick Up First GO, Clean Up First GO) Our Village Beautification Campaign," eco-friendly plaque production, and "Ttidam Walking" (litter-picking walks).

County Governor Kim Jaewook said, "It may be a small change to reduce the use of banners and foam boards, but it is becoming an opportunity to continue eco-friendly practices across the entire administration."

Chilgok County's decision to reduce disposable promotional materials and switch to digital methods is drawing attention as one way in which local administrations can approach environmental issues.

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