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Waste Disposal Tips

Recyclable Garbage Items Disposal System by day and Item

Recyclable Garbage Items Disposal System by day and Item - Target Areas, Days of Collection by Items
Target Areas Dong Areas within Wonju City & Munmak-eup Downtown, Jijeong-myun Enterprise City Commercial Areas
Days of Collection by Items Monday, Thursday Tuesday, Friday
Paper, Paper Packages, Styrofoam Transparent PET bottles, plastic, cans, steel, glass bottles(various small sharp bottles) vinyl scraps
All recyclable waste shall be collected on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the Eup·Myun Areas other than the target areas

Recyclable Garbage Disposal Method

  • Place items in a transparent plastic bag and dispose of them according to the designated day and item schedule
  • Sort transparent PET bottles separately and dispose of them accordingly
  • Place vinyl scraps only in a transparent plastic bag before disposal.

    Disposal of the above items is strictly prohibited except on their designated schedule.

Time and Location of Garbage Disposal

Set out your waste in front of your house or the commercial building after sunset on the day before collection and no later than 6 am on the day of collection)

Garbage Disposal Ban Schedule

Weekdays during the day, and from 6 am on Saturdays until sunset on Sundays

Call Center for Household Garbage Civil Affairs Management

Inquiry callGeneral Standard Garbage (일반종량제폐기물) 1800-9611
Inquiry callRecyclable Garbage (재활용가능폐기물) 1800-9612
Inquiry callFood Waste (음식물류폐기물) 1800-9613
Inquiry callCollection of Large Garbage (대형폐기물수거) 1800-9614
Inquiry callFree Collection of Large Home Appliances Scrap (대형폐가전 무상수거) 1599-0903
  • For non-recyclable household garbage, place it in a standard plastic bag, tie it securely, and dispose of it in front of your residence or commercial building.
  • Unused briquets should be handled carefully to avoid breakage. Place them in a transparent vinyl bag for disposal in front of your house(commercial building)
  • Large garbage(e.g. beds, tables, TVs) are defined as items too bulky to fit in a standard bag. Before disposal, contact the collection agency at 1800-9614 or apply online via the Wonju City large household garbage portal: https://www.wonju.go.kr/bigclean/
    • Payment of the service charge must be confirmed before registration and collection can proceed
      (Failure to make payment within 5 days of registration will result in the automatic cancellation of the transaction.)
    • On the collection day, attach the payment certificate to the large garbage and leave it at the designated location(in front of the door)
      (If printing the payment cetificate is difficult, write down the payment certificate number(barcode number), name of the garbage, amount, and disposal location on a blank piece of paper, and attached it to the garbage.
    • Free collection service are simultaneously available for large home appliances, such as refrigerators, TVs, and air conditioners.
  • Small amount of construction waste (less than 5 tons) which are not suitable for a standard plastic bag, must be placed in a special standard bag (PP sandbag) for disposal.
    • E.g.) Broken glass, small amount of construction waste from relocating, and garden cleanup debris

Garbage Disposal Tips

Recyclable Garbage Items & Guide for Disposal

Recyclable Garbage Items & Guide for Disposal - Type, Items, Disposal Tips
Type Items Disposal Tips
Paper Newspaper
  • It should not be wet
  • straighten, pile up and tie it
  • It should not be mixed up with plastic coated advertisements, vinyl, and other contaminants
Books

Dispose after removing the outer cover, notebook spring etc.
(except vinyl packaging)

Milk packet
  • Squeeze after emptying, rinse with water once, then place in a plastic bag or tie it up

    Other products coated with silver foil (soy milk, beverages, soju etc.) should be disposed in standard plastic bags.

Cardboard box
  • Remove plastic coating
  • Remove scotch tape and pins from the box, press it and tie for easy transport
Cans Steel can, aluminum can, (beverages․ cooking oil)
  • Squeeze after emptying and rinse with water once
  • Remove the plastic if there is a plastic lid outside or inside the can
  • Place it in a transparent vinyl bag and dispose of them accordingly.
Other can
(butane gas, pesticide container)
  • Empty the content: turn the gas cylinder upside down in a well-ventilated area. Press the nozzle to release the contents completely, then dispose of the clyinder appropriately.
  • Using a gas remover, the gas can be safely eliminated without the need for an ice pick or hammer. Dispose of the container appropriately afterward
Bottles Beverage bottle, other bottle
  • Dispose after removing the bottle lid and emptying. Rinse with water once and place in a transparent plastic bag etc.
  • Remove foreign substance etc. such as cigarette stub etc.
Agrochemical bottle
  • (empty container) After using up all of the contents, collect only pesticide plastic bottles and pesticide bags in nets, sandbags etc., and dispose them through the community collection center (used agrochemical bottles collection storage) or the environmental corporation's collection service provider (environmental resources).
  • (if there is content) Tightly close the lid of the agrochemical waste product in its original container to prevent leaks. Store in a sandbag, closing the entrance when it is half full (for liquid waste agrochemical, place a plastic bag inside the sandbag to prevent leakage)

    Disposal location: It is instructed in the above file of household waste disposal tips

Iron Iron scrap (ironware such as wire, iron plate etc.)
  • Do not mix with foreign substances. Place them in a bag or tie them with a string, then dispose of them appropriately
Nonferrous metal (nickel silver, stainless, aluminum)
Plastic Transparent PET bottle
(water, beverages etc.)
  • Empty and rinse with water. Remove the label, press the lid to close it securely, place it in a transparent plastic bag, and then dispose of it properly
  • Separately dispose in a transparent plastic bags etc. and do not mix with colored PET bottles and other plastic
Colored PET bottle
  • Empty and rinse with water. Remove the label, press to close the lid securely, place it in a transparent plastic bag, and then dispose of it properl

    except the used oil container

Synthetic resins container
Items used generally at home
Styrofoam
  • Dispose after completely removing foreign substances and attached labels, place them in a transparent plastic bag or tie them

    except disposable cup noodle container, lunch boxes, construction styrofoam, aquaculture waste and styrofoam waste stained with other substance or coated with other material(PE, PP etc.)

Trash items that seem recyclable but are non-recyclable items

Trash items that seem recyclable but are non-recyclable items
Containers with foreign substance not completely removed, even after washing (oil filter paper inside fried chicken box, unwashed instant rice cups, cup noodle containers etc.) dispose in a standard plastic garbage bag
fruit nets, fruit packages, strings
receipts, delivery slips, business cards, shredded paper
foil packages
broken bottles, glass, ceramics, porcelain ware dispose in a special standard bag (PP sandbag or polypropylen sandbag)
colored styrofoam, fruit package, construction styrofoam

Food Waste Items & Guide for Disposal(Related to Article 2 Pargraph 1, Article 10, Paragraph 1)

Food Waste Items & Guide for Disposal - Type, Item, Disposal Tips
Type Item Disposal Tips
Food
  • 1Food Waste
  • 2Food residue before and after cooking
  • 1Remove the substance and the moisture as much as possible and dispose in an appropriate bag and appropriate collection container(device) without any moisture
  • 2Rinse and dispose soybean paste, soy sauce, kimchi which has lots of salt substance
  • 3Hard, harmful or packaged materials that are difficult to recycle such as vinyl, bottle caps, shellfish, puffer fish intestines and tea bags must be removed before disposal.
  • 4Smash large bulky fruits and vegetables – such as radish, cabbage pumpkin, watermelon and dispose- into small pieces before disposal.

Things not classified as food disposal

Things not classified as food disposal - Classification, Things not classified as food waste disposal
Classification Things not classified as food waste disposal
Meat bones and fur of animals such as pigs, cows, and chickens
Shellfish shell of shellfish such as clams, oysters, ark shells, trumpet shells, abalone, and sea squirts
Shells of crustaceans such as crabs crawfish.
Eggshell Shells of eggs such as chicken eggs, duck eggs, quail eggs, and ostrich eggs
Fruits Pits of drupes such as peaches, apricots, plums, and persimmons
Hard shells of nuts and fruits such as peanuts, chestnuts, walnuts, acorns, coconuts, and pineapple
Vegetables Roots of vegetables such as scallions, green onion, and water parsley
Ginger peels, corn husks, garlic stems, corn cobs
Pepper seeds, chilli stems
Residue Residue from various teas(green tea), residue from medicinal herbs
Grain Rice hulls

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