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Management of Automated Vacuum Waste Collection Systems in Suburban Apartment Complexes

신도시 아파트단지의 생활폐기물 자동집하시설 운용 및 관리실태

  • Oh, Jeongik (Advanced Technology Research Team, Land & Housing Institute, Korea Land & Housing Corporation) ;
  • Lee, Hyunjeong (Department of Housing & Interior Design, Kyung Hee University)
  • 오정익 (한국토지주택공사 토지주택연구원 미래기술연구실) ;
  • 이현정 (경희대학교 주거환경학과)
  • Received : 2016.01.08
  • Accepted : 2016.02.05
  • Published : 2016.02.29

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to explore both on-site manager's and resident's assessment of the Automated Vacuum Waste Collection System (AVWCS) in suburban apartment complexes. In doing so, a self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in 10 districts and their 11 apartment complexes in the Seoul Metropolitan Area. The main findings can be summarized as follows: the managers considered the AVWCS to be economically efficient and environmentally fiendly, and suggested that the system be managed in a more professional way, with an advanced technology and by more qualified technicians. The recommendation was related to residents' complaints and frequent mechanical failures frequently occurring in waste inlets and waste transport piping of the system. For residents using the system, the system was satisfactory, and should be necessarily improved with more user-friendly features. Further, most comments made by the residents were relevant to waste inlets such as safety, cleanliness, prompt repair, odor reduction, waste separation. It's of significant to train residents with how to properly use the system, which is expected to substantially fall a number of residents' complaints. Therefore, both professional management of AVWCS and regular workshops on how to utilize it are crucial in order to heighten its strengths.

본 연구는 쾌적한 주거환경과 지속가능한 정주환경을 구현하기 위한 일환으로 신규 공공 아파트단지에 건설된 생활폐기물 자동집하시설에 대한 운영자와 거주자 평가를 분석하는데 그 목적이 있다. 수도권 소재 10개 지구의 시설 운영 관리 담당 실무자와 이들 지구의 11곳 아파트 단지에 거주하는 사용자들을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 분석결과, 생활폐기물 자동집하시설은 경제적 편익이 큰 시스템으로, 효율적인 시설 운영을 위해 전문성 강화, 설계 및 성능 개선, 인력 증원 등을 제시하였다. 이러한 개선사항은 시설에서 접수된 민원, 그리고 투입시설 및 관로시설의 수리 이력과 빈도가 반영된 결과였다. 한편, 거주자들은 생활폐기물 자동집하시설을 긍정적으로 평가하였고, 사용 평가에 대해서는 사용자 친화적 요소가 강화될 필요가 있다고 하였다. 거주자들은 투입시설을 주로 이용하는 점을 고려할 때 개선사항들은 투입구의 안전성, 위생적 관리, 고장 발생 시 신속한 수리, 악취제거, 쓰레기 분리 등이 있었으며, 올바른 시설 이용을 위한 거주자 대상의 교육을 지적하였다. 실제, 생활폐기물 자동집하시설의 운영 관리가 사용자의 부주의와 실수에 의한 고장이 빈번하여 제기되는 민원이 많은 점을 고려할 때 향후 시설 운영 관리의 전문성 강화 뿐만 아니라 거주자 교육이 함께 이루어져야 할 것이다.

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