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Yeonsu-gu Exchanges Garbage Paper Packs for Toilet Paper

  Yeonsu-gu Exchanges Garbage Paper Packs for Toilet Paper

 

To promote the recycling of resources and separated garbage collection, Yeonsu-gu held an event

exchanging garbage paper packs for toilet paper.

The types of paper packs that could be exchanged at the event were paper packs for beverages,

such as milk cartons and juice packs. Paper cups were not eligible for exchange. As part of the

exchange, the paper packs were emptied, rinsed with water and spread open to be dried. They were

then brought to be exchanged for toilet paper.

1 kg of paper packs was exchanged for one roll of toilet paper. 1 kg of paper packs is equivalent to

thirty 1,000㎖-cartons, fifty 500㎖-cartons and eighty 200㎖-cartons.

The exchange event took place at the ‘Yeonsu-gu Thrifty Sharing Market’ in Symbol Plaza in front

of the gu office.

 Opening of the 2013 SONGDO Model Climate Change Conference of the Parties

 

On November 2nd, the “2013 SONGDO Model Climate Change Conference of the Parties (hereinafter

‘2013 SMCOP’)” had a successful opening ceremony at Songdo Convensia.

More than 1,000 people came to the opening ceremony, including the 300 participants in the

conference (middle/high school and college students), 300 observers, VIPs and 400 general

residents. As a pre-ceremonial event, sand-art was performed, emphasizing the seriousness of

climate change and suggesting that everyone needs to work together to overcome the problem.

After the opening ceremony, student participants from all around the world played the role of their

country’s representative in conducting a sectional conference. The conference was divided into four

sections: the SBSTA (Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice), the SBI (Subsidiary

Body for Implementation), the TEC (Technology Executive Committee) and the GCF TF (Task Force).

The resolutions for each sectional conference were written and presented at the closing conference.

The 2013 SMCOP was held for three days, with the closing conference and ceremony being held

on the 4th.

The student participants from all around the world who participated in the 2013 SMCOP had a

precious time playing the roles of future global leaders and resolving the issue of climate change.

They also enjoyed the opportunity to draw the interest of the GCF and working together with the fund

on climate change.

  Yeonsu-gu Holds the ‘2013 Tree Growing Event’

 

On November 8th, Yeonsu-gu held the ‘2013 Tree Growing Event’ near Bongjaesan Mountain. About

140 people participated in the event, including public workers and residents.

The aim of the event was to construct a good growing environment for trees and make the forest, as

well as Yeonsu-gu, greener during November.

The area where the tree growing event took place (San 53-31, Dongchun-dong) lost about 3.0ha

of forest due to a fire on April 2011. A restoration forest was made in 2012, but to fully restore the

forest, continuous management is necessary.

The participants in the event checked the growing conditions of about 1,000 pine trees around

the area, giving them fertilizer and helping the trees stand up properly. They also cleaned the area

around the forest and conducted an anti-forest fire campaign.