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Recycling

Recycling Separation & Disposal Guide

Disposal Method

  • Use dedicated recycling bags or clear plastic bags from Eup/Myeon/Dong Community Service Center. Mixed disposal is allowed; separate sorting recommended.
    • Items not in proper bags will not be collected.
    • Mixing non-recyclables in recycling bags may result in a fine.

Collection Routes

  • Major roads: Daytime (09:00–18:00)
  • Outer city areas
    • Tuesday: Wolsong-dong → Sonseon-dong → Mureung-dong → Ssangsin-dong → Wolmi-dong
    • Thursday: Sohak-dong → Singi-dong → Sangwang-dong → Jumi-dong → Taebong-dong → Bongjeong-dong → Geomsang-dong
  • Downtown/Singwan alleys & roadsides: Sun–Fri (21:00–01:00)

Recycling Exchange Center

  • Location
    • 120 Gyo-dong, Gongju City (Old Annex, Tel. 852-1006)
  • Hours : Mon–Fri 13:00–18:00
  • Accepted
    • Wastepaper, newspapers, milk cartons, scrap metal, empty bottles, clothing, school uniforms Exchange for: Recycled toilet paper, detergent, or volume-based waste bags
  • A permanent exchange shop for recycled goods
    A permanent exchange shop for recycled goods - Mutual ,Location, Items handled, Phone number
    Mutual Location Items handled Phone number
    a thrifty store 11, Post Office-gil, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do Clothing, shoes, books, bags, etc 041-854-3325
    Cross-section thrifty store 11 Yeonghwa 1-ro, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do (Singwan-dong) Home appliances, furniture, and office supplies 041-856-7043
    Gagajungo Affordable Store 156 Woongjin-ro, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do Home appliances 041-857-3801
    geumsungUsed Consumer Electronics Center 44-1 Jemincheon 2-gil, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do (Joonghak-dong) Home appliances 041-855-2789
    Mansu Electronics Used Discount Store 10-16 Gyodong, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do Home appliances 041-857-3368
    Air conditioner used center 46 Yeongseong 3-ro, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do Air conditioner 041-856-3542
    Used trading company 78-26, Sanseong Market 5-gil, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do (Geumseong-dong) Home appliances 041-853-4600
    Joseph's Used Consumer 16-7 Jeonmak 1-gil, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do (Singwan-dong) Home appliances, furniture 041-854-7117
  • How to discharge and use home appliances
    • This is a free collection obligation for home appliance vendors.
      • Where a person intends to dispose of an old product (including products from other companies) as waste due to the sale of a new product and a new product packaging material
      • TV, washing machine, refrigerator, air conditioner, computer, audio, etc
      • Penalty for violation of free collection obligation: KRW 3 million imposed
    • Disposal of existing products without purchase of new products: Discharge with large waste stickers (Contact the township office in advance, 010-9461-1176, downtown area)

Scope and discharge method of recycling items subject to separate collection

Scope and discharge method of recycling items subject to separate collection - Item, discharge method
Item discharge method
Paper (disposable cup), scrap metal, cans
  • Item: Newspaper, booklet, notebook, paper shopping bag, calendar, wrapping paper, paper cup, pack, box (excluding plastic wrapping paper)
  • Remove foreign substances and tie them with a paddle or string.
  • Disposable cups are dried without debris and put in a paddle
Glass Bottles
  • Empty the contents without adding foreign substances such as cigarette butts, and items subject to
  • discharge empty bottles (beer, soju bottles, cider, cola bottles, etc.) are recovered from general retail stores
Plastics
  • Empty the contents thoroughly and remove the label, such as foil made of different materials, pet, other plastic packaging materials such as snacks and ramen bags, and other plastics (hdpe, ldpe, pp, ps, pvc) separately discharged
Styrofoam
  • Discharge after removing trademarks or foreign substances (waste disposal for coated materials)
  • Waste electronics such as TVs, refrigerators, and washing machines and Styrofoam buffers are mandatory for the seller to recover
Clothing
  • Item: Tie and discharge cotton fibers and other clothing in a harness, etc. so as not to get wet
Agricultural waste
  • Target items: Pesticide-free bottles and agricultural vinyl pesticides are fully used, and then plastics and glass bottles are separated and then grouped and stored in a village collection hall
etc.
  • Waste fluorescent lamps, waste batteries: Separate discharge into rod, compact, and circular shapes to prevent breakage and collect them in waste fluorescent lamps and waste batteries installed at Eup, Myeon, Dong community centers, etc.

Broken fluorescent lamps and waste dry batteries of unknown type are discharged in garbage bags