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Voluntary Agreement of Plastic Waste Collection. Recycling
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Voluntary Agreement of Plastic Waste Collection-Recycling

Voluntary Agreement of Plastic Waste Collection·Recycling is the system that the manufacturer·importer of plastic products targeted by Waste Charge and associations of voluntary agreement can get exempt from Waste Charge. This may be successfully carried out under an agreement made with the minister of Environment when the participant meets their obligations.

Flow of Recycling Voluntary Agreement

Feedback on fulfillment result: New agreement/ agreement renewal request(The participant) -> Screening new agreement/ agreement renewal(The Ministry of Environment and K-eco) -> Fulfillment of Recycling Voluntary agreement(The participant) -> Inspecting fulfillment result and actual condition(K-eco)

※ Annual Curriculum

Annual Curriculum list
Month New Items Renewed Items
Jan * Approval notice for Voluntary Agreement (The Minister of Environment → Association)
Feb * Receiving of fulfillment result report from Recycle business operators (manufacturers·importers(or association)→ K-eco, end of March)
Mar * Submission of product release performance (manufacturers·importers → K-eco, end of March)
Apr

* Recruiting new participantMajor newspaper and K-eco homepage)

* Receiving of new participant’s document: manufacturers·importers(or association) → The minister of Environment

Jul

* Notice of fulfillment result (K-eco → manufacturers·importers(or association), 15th Jul)

* Levying and notifying a levy on unfulfilling obligations(K-eco → manufacturers·importers(or association), end of July)

Aug * Checking new participant’s document and putting under on-the-spot inspection * Payment of a levy(manufacturers·importers(or association) → K-eco, 20th Aug)
Oct * Receiving agreement renewal(manufacturers·importers(or association) → K-eco, end of Oct)
Dec

* Screening new and renewing participants

* Making a Voluntary Agreement(The minister of Environment ↔ manufacturers·importers(or association), end of Dec)

* Agreement in effect from next 1st January

Throughout the year * Inspecting and managing for fulfillment of Voluntary Agreement(K-eco → manufacturers·importers(or association))

2018 Voluntary Agreement Items

2018 Voluntary Agreement Items list
Item Related Association Telephone No.
sash Korea Vinyl Environmental Council 02-780-7141
flooring material
pallet Korea Pallet&Container Association 02-715-1281
container
electricity-communication wire Korea Electric wire Industry Cooperative 031-569-9691
PVC pipe (including special pipe) Korea PVC pipe Industry Cooperative 02-780-4455
rope·safety net Korea Ocean Waste Resource Recycling Association 02-3275-0717
net(such as fishing net)
car´s bumper·molding for W (including garnish, undercover, washer tank, coolant tank) Korea Automotive Recyclers Association 02-579-2428~9

industrial PE film

Korea Agriculture and fisheries and industry Recycling Cooperative

02-6952-3260~2

PE pipe Korea PE pipe Industry Cooperative 02-2058-1815
expanded polystyrene for building Korea EPS Industry Cooperative 031-421-0506~7
household items (20 kinds) Korea Plastic Single Material Association 02-2689-6162
filter Korea Plastic Environment Association 02-2689-0593
artificial turf
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