In the first 100 days, he faced challenges including record rainfall, a backlash over a new garbage incineration plant, and a shortage of late-night taxis.
More than 500 residents of Mapo District in western Seoul gathered in front of the district office last Saturday afternoon to protest a city government plan to build a second waste incinerator in their neighborhood.
Seoul City chose Sangam-dong in western Mapo District as the site of a big waste incineration plant — despite the fact that one exists there already.
Seoul announced Wednesday that it will build a new waste incinerator by 2026 and make it into a city landmark.
A plan to build a waste incinerator somewhere in Seoul is running into resistance, exacerbating the capital city's growing garbage problem.
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