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100 days of garbage reduction experiment hosted by Cheongju Upcycling Citizen Center is over.

Various ideas to reduce waste were discovered, and about 100 households who participated in the experiment showed a 20% reduction in waste over three months.



This is CJB reporter Jin Ki-hoon.



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Jung Yoon-hee participated in a 100-day experiment on reducing waste.



It has become a habit to measure the weight of trash from time to time, sort the trash that has been thrown out, and check which trash comes out.



[Jeong Yoon-hee/Participant in the garbage reduction experiment: When you buy something, you think about when you throw it away and make a purchase.

I don't want to make trash...

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egg shell is ground and used as fertilizer, and the lid of the can, which is difficult to separate collection, is useful for organizing clothes.



Jung Ha-eun said that he reduced garbage by nearly half during the experiment through active new use.



When we saw that milk cartons recycled as raw materials such as tissue paper were thrown into general paper waste, we took the lead in installing milk carton collection boxes that were not in the apartment.



[Jeong Ha-eun/Participant in the garbage reduction experiment: I took the courage to make a suggestion, but I saw that (the collection box) was made and I thought I did really well.

You can use resources well, and we can conveniently dispose of them in the collection box...

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result of a 100-day garbage reduction experiment hosted by the Cheongju Upcycling Citizen Center, a 20% reduction in garbage was found in 117 households.



The key is to go beyond experiencing realistic waste reduction methods and lead to the spread of the pan-citizen movement.



[Director of Yeomwoo/Cheongju New Recycling Citizen Center: Go to the movement to reduce trash for pan-citizens and build such a network. Our center and Cheongju actively plan projects, and many social groups participate…

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citizens' efforts have only confirmed the possibility of reducing waste, it is urgent to discover policies that allow citizens to participate more actively.