(Incheon=Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Min-jae = Incheon City is pushing for the establishment of an ordinance that discourages the introduction of plastic artificial flowers into Incheon Family Park, a public funeral facility operated by the city.
According to Incheon City Council on the 26th, the draft ordinance "Incheon City Flower Industry Support Ordinance," which passed the Industry and Economy Committee the previous day, is scheduled to be reviewed and decided in the plenary session on the 15th of next month.
The ordinance aims to prevent environmental pollution caused by the use of plastic flowers and to promote the consumption of flowers produced in Incheon by recommending that plastic artificial flowers not be introduced into Incheon Family Park.
Additionally, the city plans to establish a five-year Incheon Flower Industry and Flower Culture Implementation Plan to support the development of related industries.
As of January of this year, Incheon Family Park in Bupyeong-dong, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon City, has a total of 220,000 funeral facilities, including 37,600 graves, 141,300 memorial halls, 23,000 memorial towers, and 22,000 natural burials (grass and tree burials).
An Incheon City Council official said, "If the ordinance is enacted, it is expected to reduce the environmental burden caused by single-use plastic artificial flowers and contribute to the spread of a memorial culture centered on live flowers."