INCHEON, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — After being excluded from the refinement process of landfill gases at waste landfills over the past decade, sulfur byproducts are now acknowledged for their practical utility. The Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp. (SLC) reports an average annual yield of 4,850 cubic meters of sulfur byproducts per landfill site in [...]
BUSAN, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A landfill-turned-botanical garden will be temporarily opened to the public in the southeastern port city of Busan this week, the municipal government said Wednesday. Haeundae Arboretum built on a former landfill site in Seokdae-dong, northern Busan, will partially open Thursday as the first phase of its construction has been [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The most unpleasant facilities for Seoulites are solid waste management sites such as landfills and incinerators. Seoul citizens are absolutely against waste management facilities in their neighborhood, according to a survey conducted by Seoul Metropolitan Government. The survey, titled ‘Research on Seoul Citizens’ Perception on the Least Favorable Facilities’, [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Environment said Wednesday that the upcoming revision to the Resource Circulation Act will include imposing a 10 to 30 won ($0.01 – 0.03) levy per kilogram of landfill (and incineration) for household waste. Affecting all local governments and private businesses that operate waste disposal facilities, the [...]
INCHEON, Jan.22 (Korea Bizwire) – A multinational shopping mall operator and real estate developer has announced its intentions to build a large shopping mall near a landfill site in Incheon. Government authorities met Marc Vaturi, Vice President of Triple Five Group, and discussed the establishment of the theme park/shopping mall complex. Triple Five submitted an [...]
INCHEON, Dec.8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corporation has temporarily allowed the disposal of fallen leaves gathered in the metropolitan area until the end of February 2016. To meet the demands of local governments, the landfill site will take in 2,765 tons of fallen leaves from Seoul, 1,100 tons from Gyeonggi Province, [...]