Legislation, regulations and guidelines

(1) Waste Control Act: Treatment of general waste, Define the concept and classification of wastes, standard of treatment method & facility, Report of Import and export of wastes, Report of Waste Recycling, etc.

(2) Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources: Waste charge system, Extended Producer Responsibility, etc.

(3) Act on the Promotion of Recycling of Construction Wastes: Standard of Construction Wastes, Recycled Concrete Aggregate, etc.

(4) Act on the Resource Circulation of Electrical·Electronic Equipment and Vehicles: WEEE(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment ), RoHS(Restriction of Hazardous Substances ), ELV(End-of-Life-Vehicle Direction ) , etc.

(6) Promotion of Installation of Waste Disposal Facilities and Assistance, etc. to Adjacent areas Act: Support of wastes treatment facility surroundings resident, etc.

Eco-Assurance System

A system for inducing the minimization of environmental load through systematic management of the product life cycle from the product design and production stages to product disposal to control waste generation associated with electrical·electronic equipment and vehicles and to promote recycling.

Korea Environment Corporation(KECO) operates EcoAS by delegation and entrustment of the authority of the Minister of Environment.

• Legal basis

• Preventive management regulations

• Follow-up management regulations