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The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is taking full-scale measures to lower the pollution caused by old vehicles with the Particulate Matter Control Period (from December to March) approaching. During this period, the operation of vehicles with grade 5 emission is restricted. On July 6, the SMG announced that it completed the low pollution conversion of...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will be offering support in the form of subsidies for solar panels to be installed on building surfaces, in parking lots, and on canopies in traditional markets. The SMG will be expanding the existing project called “Small Photovoltaic Plants for Houses and Buildings” which supports owners of houses or buildings. The...   Read more

The solar energy facilities that used to hang outside the balconies of apartments or other buildings have now found a new place of pleasantness and convenience in the daily lives of citizens. On June 10, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced that it has established “hands-on development facilities” based on the new solar energy technologies...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) translated and distributed a guidebook on food waste separation and disposal in ten languages (English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, Russian, Mongolian, French, Malay, Hindi, and Thai) for the annually increasing number of foreigners residing and sojourning in Seoul, which include multicultural families, foreign residents, migrant workers and tourists. <Number of foreign...   Read more

According to an analysis on the restricted operations of grade 5 vehicles in the Green Transportation Zone around Hanyangdoseong, Seoul revealed that the restrictions conjured tangible effects with a significant reduction of grade 5 vehicle traffic. Following the implementation of restricted operations within the Hanyangdoseong Green Transportation Zone, a shift in vehicle traffic showed decreases...   Read more

As Korea’s and Seoul’s systems of COVID-19 disinfection have been at the center of attention from the international community, the recent recycling of promotion posters by the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has become the talk of the town. “THANK YOU ALL!” is stamped on every poster that promoted the basic behavioral guidelines during the early...   Read more

Starting May, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will be strengthening its pilot operation of the “separate recycling system” that necessitates separating plastic bags and transparent plastic beverage and water bottles when disposing of recyclable items. From detached houses and shopping areas, plastic bags and transparent plastic bottles shall be disposed for recycling on Thursdays in different...   Read more

Over the past five years, Seoul has been implementing the “A Thousand Forests, A Thousand Gardens” project (2014-2018) to create forests and gardens, marking the smooth start towards the goal of planting 30 million trees by 2022. Last year, the city announced “The Giving Tree Project 2022-3000” to plant 30 million trees by 2022 with...   Read more

Mayor Park Won-soon took part in the “COVID-19 Cooperative Countermeasures Video Conference” with 45 mayors of major cities around the world at the Mayor’s Office on March 27 (Fri.) at 11:15 p.m. to introduce Seoul’s quarantine experience and know-hows for preemptive action against COVID-19. Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, the chair of the global...   Read more

The city of Seoul has now integrated its website’s Air Quality Information and Particulate Matter Information. On March 16, Seoul reorganized the Air Quality Information website to become an integrated version so that the public can quickly and conveniently browse information on particulate matter levels and air quality. At the very top of the reorganized...   Read more

This year, Seoul will be creating “Seoul-type Urban Vegetable Gardens” boasting a total area of 52,989 ㎡ in 264 places, including rooftops of buildings, social welfare centers, and schools. The scale will be 7.4 times larger than that of a soccer field and a total of KRW 4.6 billion will be invested as the budget....   Read more

Seoul will be supporting the distribution of the building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system that can be installed on buildings’ exteriors, such as outer walls, windows and doors, and curtain walls, where the establishment of photovoltaic systems was once unavailable. Seoul announced it will launch a pilot project to provide subsidies for up to 80% of installation...   Read more