이 글은 남한 동해안에 유입된 북한 생활쓰레기로부터 시작된다. 그동안 북한 쓰레기가 남한에 유입된다는 사실은 해양쓰레기 실태조사 관련 연구 에서 주로 이루어졌다. 환동해권 해양쓰레기 유입 등에 관한 연구에서도 주로 한국과 일본, 극동러시아 등의 유입 현황에 관한 연구는 있지만, 북 한은 논의의 대상에서 제외되었다. 본 연구는 기존의 해양학 관점이 아닌 북한학 관점에서 남한 해안에 유입된 북한 쓰레기 문제를 다루었다. 북한 생활쓰레기 중 상품포장지는 직접적으로 북한 상품 생산 현황과 브랜드 등을 알 수 있으며, 간접적으로는 북한 내 경제 상황과 상품 유통 지역망 등을 알 수 있기 때문이다. 동해안 지역에서 수거한 북한제품 포장지를 살 펴보면 대부분 생산공장은 평양으로 표기되었다. 이를 통해 평양에서 생산 한 제품이 동해안 지역으로 유통됨을 알 수 있다. 또한 동해안 지역은 북 한을 대표하는 대도시인 원산, 청진, 함흥, 라선 등이 있는데, 실제로 상품 포장지에는 이 지역 생산공장이 표기되는 사례도 있었다. 김정은 집권 이 후 매년 국가적 차원에서 국가디자인전시회를 개최할 만큼 산업미술을 강 조하는데, 특히 상품의 고유한 특징을 표현하는 상표도안을 강조한다. 본 연구에서는 동해안 주요 도시에서 생산한 제품을 중심으로 같은 품목이지 만 공장별로 어떻게 상표도안이 다른지 살펴봤다. 북한 쓰레기에 대한 북 한학적 시각과 해양학적 시각의 학제간 연구를 통해 남한에 유입되는 북 한 생활쓰레기에 대한 연구의 폭을 넓혀갈 필요가 있다.

본 연구에서는 사용 후 폐기되는 정수기용 역삼투(Reverse Osmosis; RO)막 필터를 세정하여 새 필터의 수준으로 복원시키는 연구를 수행하였다. 화학적 세정액으로는 수산화나트륨, 중아황산나트륨, EDTA용액을 사용하였으며 마이크로버 블 발생 장치와 함께 in-situ의 방법으로 세정하였다. EDTA를 0.1%의 농도로 제조한 뒤 마이크로버블과 함께 사용하여 30분 세정하였을 때 가장 좋은 결과를 나타내었다. 이때 폐 필터와 세정 후 폐필터의 성능을 비교해 보았을 때 투과도는 19.9%, 회수율은 49.5%증가하였으며 NaCl 100 mg/L 용액에 대한 염제거율은 2.3% 감소되었는데, 이는 새 필터와 동등한 수준으로 회복이 되었다. 또한 전자현미경 분석을 이용하여 막 표면의 오염물의 제거를 육안으로 확인하였다. 이로써 전량 매립 또는 소각 되어지는 정수기용 폐 RO막 필터의 세정을 통하여 재사용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

Since the 1990s, waste policies of the South Korean government have focused on resource recycling societies that reduce the amount of waste landfill and increase the amount of waste recycling. In South Korea, the implementation of various environmental policies and efforts has led to the highest recycling rate in the world; however, after 2011, the recycling rate of household waste has been stagnant. Therefore, to convert such waste disposal problems into a resource recycling socioeconomic regime conforming to the national policy, establishing a tool to evaluate the appropriate management policy of household waste is necessary. In this study, a waste management evaluation index was developed and applied to identify and evaluate trends in the waste disposal methods. For the evaluation index, we considered two points of evaluation, i.e., “waste recycling increases and waste landfill decreases” and “the current waste recycling rate is taken into consideration.”. The data of waste disposal of 2007, 2012 and 2015 in 16 municipalities was used. The results shows that the highest absolute index was (+)28 in Chungbuk, whereas the lowest was analyzed as (-)10 in Daegu. Moreover, the cities with high recycling rates and low landfill rates were Seoul and Busan, while Jeonnam had the low recycling rate and the high landfill rate. Furthermore, Chungnam and Chungbuk were very likely to develop further, whereas Daegu and Incheon had a very low possibility of development. This waste management evaluation index and method can be one important tool and approach and can support more sustainable and resource recycling socioeconomic.

In this study, we analyzed all of the waste streams associated with household waste to provide a basis for incorporating the individual characteristics of municipalities in setting targets for waste-to-resource circulation. Toward this end, we examined how household waste is treated based on the disposal method (mixed waste disposed of in standard volumerate garbage bags, separation recyclable waste, and food waste) and the amount of residuals generated at their respective treatment facilities. The actual recycling rate or actual waste-to-energy conversion rate was calculated as the ratio of the actual amount of waste that is recycled or converted to energy against the amount of waste intake at waste treatment facilities. The conversion factor of actual recycling rates at 17 municipalities showed an average of 63.9% for public material recovery facilities (MRFs) with those for individual municipalities ranging from 50.4% to 93.2%, and an average of 93.8% for private and public food waste treatment facilities with slightly higher rates found for public facilities (70.4 ~ 100%) than private facilities (63.3 ~ 100%). The actual waste-to-energy conversion factor was 59.3% on average for combustible waste-to-energy facilities (17.2 ~ 72.3%) and 92.0% on average for biological waste-to-energy facilities (77.1 ~ 99.5%). To achieve the national target for the actual recycling rate, additional strategies for recycling or converting the residuals generated at recycling or combustible waste-to-energy facilities into resources are needed. The actual recycling and waste-to-energy conversion rates provided in this study based on a full examination of household waste streams hold valuable insights for incorporating the individual situations of municipalities in setting their targets for wasteto- resource circulation indicators and creating new strategies for improving the actual recycling rate.

인구 증가와 인구의 도시 집중 발생, 이에 따른 도시의 변화와 생활양식의 변화 등은 자연환경에 끊임없는 부담을 가중시켜 환경문제를 발생시키고 있다. 현대 산업사회의 대량생산, 대량소비 등으로 인한 폐기물 문제는 심각한 사회문제로 대두되고 있다. 이에 발생량이 증가하면서 폐기물문제는 사회적 이슈로 등장하게 되었다. 이러한 문제가 대두됨에 따라 스위스 제네바의 연방 폐기물 정책은 미래의 재활용을 위해 가정용 폐기물을 분류하는데 초점을 맞춤으로써 자원 보호의 목적을 달성하게 되었다. 연방 및 시의 권위자는 각 가정들의 폐기물 분류를 향상시키기 위하여 강화된 정책기구 또는 사회기반시설을 바탕으로 하는 기구들, 그리고 설득력 있는 기구들을 이용하여 제네바에서 2002년부터 2013년까지의 가정용 폐기물을 분류하고, 재사용하는 정책에 대해 평가와 현 상황의 분석을 함께 진행하였다. 정책 평가의 결과는 소각세 등 강화된 기구들이 제네바 자치당국의 분류 시스템 및 사회기반시설들이 효율적으로 향상되는 것을 보여준다. 아직 이러한 연구가 미흡한 우리나라 가정생활폐기물에 대해 제네바의 선행연구를 바탕으로 폐기물흐름분석과 향후의 각 도시별 트랜드를 예측하는 지표를 개발함으로서 가정계 생활폐기물의 적정관리 방안 마련을 위한 기초자료로 활용하기 위해 연구를 진행하였다.

There has been an increasing trend for the installation of pipeline waste collection systems for household waste in the massive complexes of new houses in Korea. This trend is attributed to the advantages of the system, which can reduce traffic congestion and keep the residential areas clean. The system also prevents odors and facilitates the easy discharge of waste by residents any time. However, several problems have been identified, whereby the installation and maintenance costs of the system are considerable and the system does not support separate discharge of recyclable wastes. For example, residents normally discharge food waste separate from disposable municipal solid waste at the waste drop, but some of the systems mix them at the bottom and transfer them together, which goes against resources recirculation, an important point of current waste management principles. Investigation into other countries’ experiences of the installation and operation of these systems will be a good lesson for Korea. Therefore, we studied Japan’s case, because they have a number of these systems between the 1970s and early 1990s as government-subsidized model projects led by the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. However, it was done at a time when the reduction of discharge of wastes and recycling were not considered significant owing to rapid economic development, only focusing on the convenience of waste collection and transportation. Furthermore, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions were not priorities to be considered. Now that the systems are not suitable for the current resource recycling-oriented society, none have been installed since 2002, and many facilities have been closed already, with a few facilities operating with difficulties. Therefore, the installation of pipeline collection systems for household waste should be further considered with appropriate measures to avoid the precedent experiences of Japan.

Generator’s direct weighing method was applied for investigation of household waste generation. At least 28 days, eachhousehold member measured and recorded the weight of garbage discharged with plastic garbage bag, food waste, andrecyclable waste. Collected garbage record books were used as input data in Microsoft Excel, and statistical analysis weredone with Minitab 16 software. By generator’s direct weighing method for household waste generation, garbage dischargedby plastic bag, food waste, and recyclable waste were 130.5, 98.2, and 187.9g/capita/day, respectively. Difference inaverages of per capita garbage discharge between Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, and Chungbuk were no statisticallysignificant. And as the number of house member decrease, per capita garbage discharge increase numerically, but therewas no statistically significant.

The management of household hazardous waste (HHW), a component of municipal solid waste (MSW) has become a major of concern partly due to their potential toxicity upon disposal. Improper management of such waste can deteriorate the environment and cause serious damage to the human health. This paper discusses the current fundamental management practices, which include the generation rate, collection systems and treatment using the survey reviews of households and interviews held with experts in the Daejeon metropolitan city. Surveys of more than 378 people in Daejeon Metropolitan City were conducted to investigate the characteristics, generation rate, social behavior and awareness regarding disposal of HHW. The target items used in this study includes used lamps, used batteries, pharmaceuticals, and household pesticide chemicals. According to the survey conducted, the generation rates of HHW varied depending upon the dwelling type, collection system, and waste type. Apartment complex residents participated actively in source separation, using the established collection system with limited items (e.g., fluorescent lamps and batteries), while single family housing residents tend to store HHW at households. There is still a need for public awareness, detailed policies and legislation requiring source segregation at households, and better collection systems for HHW. The results of this study can be used for developing better management of HHW in municipal solid waste streams to prevent potential environmental impacts and human health risks.

In order to improve the potential for the resource circulation of household waste that is being handled by localgovernments within major cities, this research has analyzed the characteristics of waste produced and presented a blueprintfor a coding system for household waste, to enable the operation of a resource circulation management processing systembased on this analysis. The coding system –format #-#-##-#-#– has been developed to mirror the 6-digit number codesused nationally for categorizing industrial and harmful waste. In order to boost resource circulation, the household wastecoding system has been composed as such: ‘waste production category>kind of waste>waste item>circulation grade>related industry,’ to offer a more effective means of managing household waste. A waste management processing systemconstructed according to the coding system developed through this research will not only make waste management simplebut serve to promote resource circulation. This system has been applied for the resource circulation management ofhousehold waste in Nowon-gu in Seoul. As a result of this application 6 categories of waste production, 20 kinds of waste,155 waste items, 9 circulation grades and 26 connected industries were codified. Going forward, on the basis of thisresearch the code systems used in a wide range of local governments for the classification of household waste shouldbe researched and a means of standardization formulated. In addition there is a need for research to be conducted intointegration with existing industrial and harmful waste coding systems.

In spite of the government's various efforts to reduce food waste, the food waste in Korea has increased about 3%every year, mainly due to the growing population, number of households, and income. Food waste occurs in the processesof production, transportation, distribution, storage and cooking of food ingredients. However, there has been little reliabledata about how households - a major food waste source - store and treat their food and how much food waste they produce.In this regard, we thought it was important to understand the exact amount and characteristics of food waste fromhouseholds in order to reduce the country's food waste, which is why we monitored kinds, storage periods, treatment,and waste of food consumed in 100 households in the Seoul metropolitan area. Households normally store their foodingredients in refrigerators - on average 33 kinds and 35kg of food are stored - and some of them stayed there for upto 3 years. Moreover, not a small portion of the food is thrown away nearly untouched, mostly because people tend topurchase too much food at one time or they don't know or miss their expiration dates. The amounts of food waste bytype were in the order of vegetable>side dish>frozen food>fruit>seasoning. Also, we suggest effective and realisticmeasures to reduce food waste and promote a more desirable food consumption culture.