No. 21128
Promulgation Date 2025-11-11
Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 2-2 Deleted.
Article 3 (Relationship to other statutes)
Article 4 Deleted.
Article 5 Deleted.
Article 6 Deleted.
Article 7 Deleted.
CHAPTER II FACILITATION OF SAVING AND RECYCLING OF RESOURCES
SECTION 1 Saving of Resources and Control of Generation of Wastes
Article 8 (Saving of resources)
Article 8-2 Deleted.
Article 9 (Control of generation of packaging wastes)
Article 9-2 (Criteria for quality and structure of packaging materials)
Article 9-3 (Penalty surcharges in lieu of suspension orders)
Article 9-4 (Evaluation of quality and structure of packaging materials)
Article 10 (Control of use of disposable products)
Article 10-2 (Usage of sales proceeds of disposable plastic bags or paper bags)
Article 10-3 (Financial support)
Article 11 (Consideration of resource circulation in development projects)
Article 12 (Waste charges)
Article 12-2 (Deferment of collection and installment payment of waste charges)
SECTION 2 Facilitation of Separate Collection and Reuse of Wastes
Article 12-3 (Separate storage by waste dischargers)
Article 13 (Separate collection of recyclable resources)
Article 13-2 (Establishment and operation of recycling centers)
Article 13-3 (Establishment of special accounts for management of recyclable resources)
Article 14 (Separate discharge mark)
Article 15 (Facilitation of reuse of parts)
Article 15-2 (Facilitation of resource circulation of empty containers and disposable cups)
Article 15-3 (Usage of remainder of resource circulation deposit)
Article 15-4 (Monetary rewards for reporting on retailers failing to pay resource circulation deposits)
Article 15-5 (Resource Circulation Deposit Management Committee)
Article 15-6 (Establishment of Container Deposit System Management Organization)
SECTION 3 Facilitation of Recycling of Wastes
Article 16 (Obligations of manufacturers to recycle)
Article 17 (Mandatory recycling ratio)
Article 17-2 (Certification for fulfillment of obligation to recycle)
Article 18 (Submission of plans to fulfill recovery and recycling obligations)
Article 19 (Collection of recycling dues)
Article 19-2 (Payment of charges by credit card)
Article 20 (Usages of waste charges and recycling dues)
Article 21 Deleted.
Article 22 Deleted.
Article 22-2 Deleted.
Article 23 (Matters to be observed by designated recycling businesses)
Article 24 Deleted.
Article 24-2 Deleted.
Article 25 (Matters to be observed by designated by-product discharging business entities)
Article 25-2 (Recommendations on recycling and orders to take measures)
Article 25-3 (Installation and operation of energy recovery facilities)
Article 25-4 (Reporting on import and manufacture of solid fuels)
Article 25-5 (Quality inspections of solid fuels)
Article 25-6 (Quality marks on solid fuels)
Article 25-7 (Permission for use of solid fuels)
Article 25-8 (Regular inspections of facilities to manufacture or use solid fuels)
Article 25-9 (Matters to be observed by importers, manufacturers, and users of solid fuels)
Article 25-10 (Orders to prohibit importation or manufacturing of solid fuels)
Article 25-11 (Penalty surcharges in lieu of prohibition orders)
Article 25-12 (Treatment of solid fuels)
Article 25-13 (Succession to rights and obligations)
Article 25-14 (Building and operation of comprehensive waste-to-energy information management system)
Article 25-15 (Waste-to-Energy Center)
Article 26 (Korea Waste-to-Energy Association)
CHAPTER III RECYCLING BUSINESS MUTUAL AID COOPERATIVES AND SUPPORT CENTERS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF RECYCLABLE RESOURCES
Article 27 (Establishment of recycling business mutual aid cooperatives)
Article 28 (Procedures for authorizing establishment of cooperatives)
Article 28-2 (Establishment of support center for distributing recyclable resources)
Article 28-3 (Procedures for authorization for establishment of distribution support center)
Article 28-4 (Corrective orders)
Article 28-5 (Revocation of authorization)
Article 28-6 (Public disclosure of management of association and distribution support center)
Article 28-7 (Business activities of cooperatives and distribution support center)
Article 28-8 (Matters to be included in articles of incorporation of cooperatives and distribution support center)
Article 28-9 (Business budgets and settlements of accounts of cooperatives and distribution support center)
Article 29 (Contributions)
Article 30 (Application mutatis mutandis of the civil act)
CHAPTER IV ESTABLISHMENT OF FOUNDATION FOR FACILITATION OF SAVING AND RECYCLING OF RESOURCES
Article 31 (Financial assistance for fostering recycling industries)
Article 32 Deleted.
Article 33 (Specifications and quality standards of recycled products)
Article 33-2 (Verification and labeling of recycled material content rate)
Article 33-3 (Mandatory use of recycled plastic materials)
Article 33-4 (Promotion of purchase of products and containers containing recycled raw materials)
Article 34 (Development of recycling complexes)
Article 34-2 (Subsidies for development of recycling complexes)
Article 34-3 (Lending and use of State and public assets)
Article 34-4 (Establishment of public recycling infrastructure)
Article 34-5 (Installation of facilities for facilitating recycling)
Article 34-6 (Criteria and indices for assessing facilitation of saving and recycling of resources)
Article 34-7 (Provision of information on facilitation of saving and recycling of resources)
Article 34-8 (Establishment of voluntary agreement)
Article 34-9 Deleted.
Article 34-10 (Establishment and operation of recycling market management centers)
CHAPTER V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 35 (Resources Recycling Association)
Article 35-2 Deleted.
Article 35-3 Deleted.
Article 36 (Reporting and inspections)
Article 36-2 (Building and operation of operation and management information system)
Article 36-3 (Obligation of preparation and submission of management cards by producers with recycling obligations)
Article 37 (Cooperation from relevant agencies)
Article 38 (Delegation and entrustment of authority)
Article 38-2 (Hearings)
CHAPTER VI PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 39 (Penalty provisions)
Article 39-2 (Penalty provisions)
Article 40 (Joint penalty provisions)
Article 41 (Administrative fines)
Article 42 Deleted.
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