1980~90년대 생활쓰레기 처리 문제와 분리수거의 도입－서울을 중심으로－

Abstract

This article examines the appearance of household waste emitted from cities in the 1980s and 1990s as a social problem and the process of separating garbage collection methods being introduced and settled as an attempt to solve it. This paper first deals with the process by which governments and municipal authorities intend to introduce segregated collection as a system. Since the late 1970s, the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the National Government have attempted to introduce separate collection methods, although not successful in the 1980s. The administration's efforts were not the only reason for the segregated collection to settle down. Enlightenment activities by civic groups such as women and consumer organizations played a big role. It was their activities that filled the gap when the administrative system was insufficient, and separation was defined as the role of housewives who were the main agents of the household. Therefore, this paper deals specifically with their enlightenment and propaganda activities. Finally, this article examines the period 1995 when the volume-rate garbage disposal system was implemented. Despite the mandatory implementation of separate collection and extensive public relations activities, separate collection was not established in the early stages of the implementation alone. It was the economic and compulsory measure of the volume-rate garbage disposal system that accelerated the pace of settlement. Therefore, this paper focuses on Seoul's introduction and settlement of separate garbage collection from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, drawing a process in which the separate collection system permeates citizens' lives.