Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy and Ministry of Science and ICT pilot 'Gajyeoga' app in Seoul's Eunpyeong-gu
The Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy and the Ministry of Science and ICT said they will begin a pilot of "Gajyeoga," a mobile application being developed as part of the Ministry of Science and ICT's Public AI Transformation project, targeting residents of Eunpyeong-gu in Seoul starting Tuesday.
Gajyeoga is an AI-powered mobile app designed to assist with waste disposal. It was developed to ease the confusion residents face due to varying waste disposal rules and procedures across regions, and to streamline the entire process — from recycling guidance to payment of large-item waste fees — through AI technology.
The app's key features include automatic waste identification, in which the AI recognizes and categorizes waste items when photographed with a smartphone camera; personalized disposal guidance, which uses GPS data to provide region-specific information on collection days, fees and sorting methods; and a bulk waste pickup service, which handles everything from reporting large furniture or home appliances for disposal to processing the associated fees, all within the app.
The two ministries plan to verify the app's AI waste-identification accuracy, service convenience and stability in Eunpyeong-gu before gradually expanding the service to other areas.
Kim Go-eung, director general of the Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy's resource circulation bureau, said the ministry would "actively pursue AI-based resource circulation administration to ease the public's frustration with complicated waste disposal procedures and help establish a culture of proper recycling." He added that the Eunpyeong-gu pilot would serve as a stable model optimized to local government conditions.
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