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Seoul's Eunpyeong Resource Center to open on Nov. 16
A shared waste and recycling center in Eunpyeong, northwestern Seoul, will hold its opening ceremony on Nov.
16.
It was developed jointly by Eunpyeong, Seodaemun and Mapo districts to handle recycling and household waste.
The center can sort up to 150 tonnes of recyclables and compress and transfer up to 130 tonnes of household waste each day.
All waste-processing facilities are underground, while the surface includes sports facilities such as soccer and foot-volleyball courts.
A public learning center and exhibition hall will let residents explore recycling and take part in environmental education.
The project faced strong opposition, including more than 210,000 complaints in 2019, before construction was completed last year.
The three districts plan to run the facilities together and offer education and tour programs linked to the learning center and exhibition hall.
Seoul’s Eunpyeong District will hold an opening ceremony for the Eunpyeong Resource Circulation Center on Nov. 16.
The center was jointly developed by Eunpyeong, Seodaemun and Mapo districts as a regional recycling and waste-treatment facility.
Its waste-processing facilities are underground, while the surface includes amenities such as a soccer field and a resource-circulation learning center.
The center includes facilities to sort up to 150 tonnes of recyclables a day and compress and transfer up to 130 tonnes of household waste a day.
A resource-circulation experience center and exhibition hall will begin full operations, offering educational and visitor programs.
- Who
- Eunpyeong District, working with Seodaemun and Mapo districts, is opening the center.
- What
- The Eunpyeong Resource Circulation Center will hold its opening ceremony, and its experience center and exhibition hall will begin full operations.
- When
- Nov. 16, 2026.
- Where
- Jingwan-dong, Eunpyeong District, Seoul.
- Why
- The center provides regional recycling and waste-treatment facilities and a place for residents to learn about resource circulation.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The basic plan for building the center was drawn up.
The three districts signed an agreement for joint waste treatment.
Construction began.
Construction was completed, and the center entered trial operation.
The opening ceremony is scheduled, and the experience center and exhibition hall are to begin full operations.
- Participating districts
- Eunpyeong, Seodaemun and Mapo
- Daily recycling sorting capacity
- 150 tonnes
- Daily household waste compression and transfer capacity
- 130 tonnes
- Total floor area
- 18,746 square metres
- Experience center area
- 514 square metres
- Exhibition hall area
- 1,105 square metres
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What people are saying
The Eunpyeong Resource Circulation Center is the result of three districts working together despite the difficulties in its construction