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Busan Metropolitan City Inspects Waste Disposal Bag Supply Status: Mayor Park Heong-joon Assures “No Need to Worry, Over One Year’s Supply Secured”

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that, in order to alleviate public concerns regarding the supply of waste disposal bags, it has been operating an “Emergency Waste Disposal Bag Management System” since March 26, conducting daily checks of inventory levels across all 16 districts and counties and carrying out on-site inspections to ensure stable supply.

The city also confirmed that overall supply conditions remain stable following inspections conducted by on-site inspection teams at major waste disposal bag retailers across the city.

These inspections focused on district and county offices, large retail stores, and designated sales outlets, examining ▲inventory levels ▲sales conditions ▲compliance with pricing regulations.

The results showed that while there has been a noticeable increase in purchases compared to usual, leading to faster depletion of stock, no irregularities such as price hikes or abnormal sales practices that would raise public concern were identified.

Some temporary shortages were observed in commonly used 10-liter and 20-liter standard waste disposal bags sold in bundles; however, this was found to be a temporary phenomenon. Districts and counties have sufficient inventory and are managing supply effectively to prevent disruptions.

In particular, reusable waste disposal bags, which are sold individually and often used as substitutes for shopping bags, are being supplied without shortages and can be used throughout Busan. Therefore, there is no need for excessive purchasing of standard waste disposal bags.

Furthermore, the city emphasized once again that when including reusable waste disposal bags, each district and county has secured more than one year’s worth of stock, confirming that the current supply situation is stable.

At the same time, the city is making every effort to provide accurate information to citizens through various online and offline channels as part of its public communication efforts.

The city has produced promotional materials (card news) under the theme “Waste Disposal Bags Are Sufficient! No Need to Worry,” which have been posted on Busan Metropolitan City’s official social media channels, including Naver Blog and Instagram.

Each district and county is also promoting the message through their own social media channels and websites, and measures have been taken to display the promotional content at major retail outlets.

In addition, the city plans to maintain the emergency management system in cooperation with districts and counties until the situation in the Middle East stabilizes. Through continuous on-site inspections, it will closely monitor supply conditions and ensure prompt distribution and proper circulation management to prevent any inconvenience to citizens.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “Waste disposal bags are being supplied stably based on sufficient inventory, and at this stage, there is no need to consider emergency measures such as using non-standard bags for waste disposal.” He added, “We ask citizens to trust the city’s management system and refrain from excessive purchasing. We also encourage active participation in promoting a resource-circulating culture by using shopping baskets or reusable bags and reducing waste in daily life.”