Korea Environment Corparation
Management Disclosure
Waste Charge System
Core Business
Resource Recirculation
Operation and management of resource circulation system
Waste Charge System
Waste Charge System
The Waste Charge System is a policy that holds manufacturers and importers responsible for the waste disposal cost of products, materials and containers that contain harmful or toxic substances or are difficult to be recycled in order to reduce waste from the production stage and to save resources.
Waste Disposal Charge System
The Waste Disposal Charge System levis the charges needed for handling those wastes on manufacturers and importers of the goods/materials/containers which are difficult to recycle and are susceptible to harmful substances and issues in the process of waste management so as to curb the generation of further wastes and prevent wasted resources.
List of Items Liable for the Waste Disposal Charge
Containers for insecticide (glass bottles, plastics), those for toxic chemicals (metal cans, glass bottles, plastics), anti-freezing solutions, gums, disposable diapers, cigarettes, goods and the packaging materials
How the Waste Disposal Charges are Used
The collected charges are deposited in the Special Account System for Environmental Improvement to be used to purchase and store the recyclable resources, for projects to recycle the wastes, install waste treatment facilities and related supports, for research activities and technological development for effective recycling of the wastes and its reduction, to subsidize the waste collection and recycling process of the self-governing bodies and the purposes under the Presidential decree.
Target for Waste Charge
- Pesticides (glass bottles, plastic containers)·Toxic products (metal cans, glass bottles, plastic containers), Antifreeze, Gum, Disposable Diapers, Cigarettes
- Any of the following products using plastic materials synthetic resin clothing excluded)
Calculation Standards and Rates by Year
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Year Items(Standard) |
'10 ~ '11 |
'12 ~ '14 |
'15 |
Waste Charge Calculation Index |
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Containers of Pesticides and Toxic Products(Unit) |
A. Plastic Containers - 500㎖ or less - over 500㎖ |
￦14.92 ￦18.42 |
￦24.9 ￦30.7 |
￦24.9 ￦30.7 |
▶2010 : 1.0500 ▶2011 : 1.0815 ▶2012 : 1.1350 ▶2013 : 1.1617 ▶2014 : 1.1587 ▶2015 : 1.1640 ▶2016 : 1.1477 ▶2017 : 1.1374 ▶2018 : 1.1670 |
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B. Glass Bottles - 500㎖ or less - over 500㎖ |
￦33.72 ￦50.58 |
￦56.2 ￦84.3 |
￦56.2 ￦84.3 |
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C. Metal Cans - 500㎖ or less - over 500㎖ |
￦32.34 ￦46.92 |
(Toxic Waste) ￦53.9 ￦78.2 |
(Toxic Waste) ￦53.9 ￦78.2 |
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Antifreeze (ℓ) |
￦133.88 |
￦189.8 |
￦189.8 |
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Gum (Selling Price/Import Price) |
1.08% |
1.8% |
1.8% |
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Disposable Diaper |
￦3.3 |
￦5.5 |
￦5.5 |
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Cigarette Pack (20 cigarettes) |
￦7 |
￦7 |
￦24.4 |
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Plastic Products (per kg of synthetic resin contained |
For general use |
￦90 |
￦150 |
￦150 |
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For construction |
￦45 |
￦75 |
￦75 |
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※ "C. Metal Cans" adove are for toxic products containers only
※ "Selling Price" of Gum is based on the supply price according the Article 29 of the 「Value Added Tax Calculation Act」
Reduction of Waste Charge
Manufacturers or importers of plastic products can select either reduction method ① or ② to their advantage
Manufacturer
- ① 10 tons of plastic used annually, or
- ② the amount of plastic used to make annual sales accounted for 1 billon KRW out of total sales
- ▶ Calculation : amount of synthetic resins used for the relevant products (kg) × 1 billon KRW ÷ total annual sales (total annual sales of the company)
Importer
- ① 3 tons of plastic contained in the imported products, or
- ② the amount of contained in the imported products of 90,000 USD at CIF price annually
- ▶ Calculation : amount of synthetic resins used for the relevant products (kg) × 90,000 USD ÷ annual import amount (USD)
Waste Charge System Process
Online Payment for Waste Charge
Korea Financial Telecommunications and Clearings Institute Internet Giro Service (※ only for corporations)
- Sign up for the membership form www.giro.co.kr
- Sign up as a corporate member to pay waste charge for the business
- Menu : Payment Service → National Tax/Fine → Fine and Other State Coffers
- Inquire into resident registration number, business registration number or corporation registration number from customer management number
- Select the Ministry of Environment for the billing institution. When 0134 appears in electronic follow the instructions to make payment
Internet Banking Utility Bill Payment Service
- Log on to internet banking
- Select utility bill payment → National Tax → Fund and State Coffers and then follow the instructions to make payment
- ※ Internet banking menu of each bank might be different