Korea Environment Corparation
Management Disclosure
Extended Producer Responsibility
Core Business
Resource Recirculation
Operation and management of resource circulation system
Extended Producer Responsibility
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) mandates producers and importers of products that fall under EPR requirement or producers and importers of products with packaging materials that fall under EPR requirements to recycle a certain amount of wastes from products or packaging materials. Ones who fail to follow this obligation are subject to recycling charges.
Items for Mandatory Recycling
4 packaging materials
paper packs, metal cans, glass bottles and packaging materials made of synthetic resin
7 products
lubricants, batteries, tires, fluorescent lamps, buoys for farming marine products, sheet film for baled silage and racks of synthetic resin mats
Roles of each entity
| Entity | Roles |
|---|---|
| Consumer | Thoroughly separate and discharge recycling resources |
| Producer(Recycler) |
Faithfully fulfill the responsibility for recycling individually or by joining a PRO(Producer Responsibility Organization) Operate separate recycling marking system for packaging materials to ensure separate discharge at source |
| Local Government | Separate collection of target items of EPR |
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Accept and approve the sales & import records and the responsibility fulfillment plan of producers Accept the fulfillment report and verify/inspect performance Manage administration and oversight related to EPR operation, including recycling charges |
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Operate the overall EPR Program, and enact and revise laws, regulations and guidelines. Calculate and announce the recycling target rates for each item |
Procedures
| Process | Date |
|---|---|
| Announcement of Mandated Rates of Recycling by Item (Minister of Environment) | December of the Previous Year |
| Submission of Recycling Plan (PRO and Producer → K-eco) | January 31 of the Current Year |
| Fulfillment of Recycling Responsibility | Current Year |
| Submission of Sales & Import Record of Products and Packaging Materials(Producer → K-eco) | April 15 of the Following Year |
| Submission of Recycling Report (Cooperative and Producer → K-eco) | April 30 of the Following Year |
| Notification and Payment of the Recycling Charges (Producers and Cooperatives Failing to Meet the Recycling Mandate) | JULY 31 of the Following Year (Notification) and August 31 of the Following Year (Payment) |
Exemption
- Products : No exemption
- Packages : Small manufacturers and importers are exempted from recycling obligation.
<(Example) Criteria for Producers of Packaging Materials>
| Type of Business | Size of Business | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount of Sales or Import | Volume of Sales or Import of Packaging Materials | |
| Manufacture and import of packing materials made of carton packs, metal cans or plastic (synthetic resin foam excluded) | Manufacture whose previous year revenues are KRW 1 billion or higher, and importers whose previous year revenues are KRW 0.3 billion or higher | Manufacture whose previous year sales volumes are 4 tons or higher, and importers whose previous year import volumes are 1 tons or higher |