Seongnam Mayor Shin Sang-jin visited the construction site of a replacement waste incinerator in Sangdaewon-dong, Jungwon-gu on Thursday to review progress and safety management conditions.
Shin received a briefing from site officials and toured key construction areas, discussing the facility's development direction and future operational plans.
"As incineration technology and facility standards have advanced considerably, it is important to build an environment-friendly and citizen-friendly facility," Shin said. "We must also work hard to manage it in a way that residents can trust throughout its operation."
Shin added that the city should look into making efficient use of the thermal energy generated during incineration and explore ways to repurpose the existing facility site.
Seongnam has operated its current incinerator — which has a daily processing capacity of 600 tons — since 1998, but the aging facility prompted the city to pursue a replacement to ensure stable household waste management. The new facility will have a daily capacity of 500 tons, with a total project cost of 196.5 billion won ($147 million).
Construction began in August 2024 and is targeting completion in February 2028. As of Tuesday, the project was 44.53 percent complete, with retaining wall and incineration building work currently underway.
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