Detailed Standards for EPR Products and Packaging Materials

Category		Product packaging material
EPR	Packaging materials	Iron can, aluminum can, glass bottle, carton, PET bottle (colorless, colored, composite), foamed synthetic resin, polystyrene paper, PVC, container tray, composite material, and film sheet-type single composite material
	Products	Lubricant, tire, mercury battery, silver oxide battery, lithium battery, nickel/cadmium battery, manganese battery, alkali/manganese battery, nickel-metal hydride battery, fluorescent lamp, aquaculture float, bale silage film, and laver drying screen made of synthetic resin
Eco-Assurance System of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles (EcoAS)	Products	Television, refrigerator, washing machine, air conditioner, personal computer, audio player, mobile phone, printer, copy machine, and fax machine

Announcement of the Method of Fulfilling the Recycling Obligations with Respect to the 5 Types of Films

Products and packaging materials subject to the EPR System are defined by Article 18 of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources

Item		Product packaging material subject to Mandatory Recycling
Packaging materials	Packaging materials for food and beverages, agricultural/fishery/livestock products, detergents, cosmetics, medicinal products and quasi-drugs, butane gas, pesticides and bactericides, clothing, paper products, rubber glove products, antifreeze brake fluids and lubricants	· Cartons (carton with synthetic resin or aluminum foil attached to it) · Glass bottles · Metal cans · Synthetic resin packaging (incl. containers, film sheet packaging and trays) ※ Lubricants: synthetic resin packaging only
	Synthetic resin materials for packaging of electrical equipment	Film/sheet-type packaging materials and foamed synthetic resin cushioning materials
	Disposable bags and shopping bags	Synthetic resin materials (excl. volume-based waste fee bags)
Products	Batteries	· Mercury batteries · Silver oxide batteries · Nickel cadmium batteries · Lithium batteries (primary batteries only) · Manganese batteries and alkaline-manganese batteries · Nickel metal hydride batteries
	Tires	· Tires used in vehicles under Article 2 Subparagraph 1 of the Motor Vehicle Management Act · Tires used in vehicles under the Act on the Management of Military Supplies · Tires used in construction machinery under Article 2 (1) 1 of the Construction Machinery Management Act · Tires used in agricultural machinery under Article 2 Subparagraph 1 of the Agricultural Mechanization Promotion Act
	Lubricants	· Lubricants used in vehicles under Article 2 Subparagraph 1 of the Motor Vehicle Management Act · Lubricants used in vehicles under the Act on the Management of Military Supplies · Lubricants used in construction machinery under Article 2 (1) 1 of the Construction Machinery Management Act · Lubricants used in agricultural machinery under Article 2 Subparagraph 1 of the Agricultural Mechanization Promotion Act · Lubricants used in domestic ships (excl. foreign ships) according to Article 2 of the Ship Act · Lubricants used in fishing vessels (excl. deep-sea fishing vessels) under Article 2(1) of the Fishing Vessels Act
	Fluorescent lamps	Includes lamps that are semi-finished products in the production of fluorescent lamps containing mercury
	Aquaculture floats	Aquaculture floats
	Electronics	(Enforcement of EcoAS since 2008)

• 1. The term, “food and beverages,” means food under the codes of food, etc. prescribed in Article 14 of the Food Sanitation Act, functional health foods under the codes of functional health foods prescribed in Article 19 of the Health Functional Foods Act, processed meat, processed dairy, and processed egg products prescribed in Article 2 subparagraphs 8 through 10 of the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, drinking spring water, drinking saline groundwater, and deep sea drinking water of Article 3 subparagraphs 3 and 3-3 of the Drinking Water Management Act.
   
• 2. The term, “detergents,” means soaps and detergents manufactured by manufacturers of toothpaste, soap and/or other detergents defined by the standard industrial classification.
   
• 3. The term, “cosmetics,” means cosmetics defined by the Cosmetics Act and shampoos and conditioners for pets.
   
• 4. The term, “medicinal products and quasi-drugs,” means medicinal products and quasi-drugs defined by the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act but excludes products packaged in vials, ampoules, or PTP packaging whose content is not more than 30mL or 30g, products that are not packaged in a bottle shape whose content is not more than 30mL or 30g, in vitro diagnostic medicinal products, and medicinal products that are disposed of as medical waste.
   
• 5. The term, “pesticides and bactericides,” means pesticides and bactericides manufactured by manufactures of pesticides and bactericides for home use defined by the standard industrial classification but excludes agricultural pesticides falling under the provisions of Article of the Pesticide Control Act.
   
• 6. The term, “clothing,” means clothing and clothing accessories manufactured by manufacturers of sewn clothing, tailored clothing, and clothing accessories defined by the standard industrial classification.
   
• 7. The term, “paper products,” means paper products manufactured by manufacturers of sanitary paper products defined by the standard industrial classification.
   
• 8. The term, “rubber glove products,” means rubber gloves for home use among rubber gloves manufactured by manufacturers of rubber clothing and other sanitary rubber products defined by the standard industrial classification.
   
• 9. The term, “electric appliances,” means electrical devices, audio and video devices, information and clerical devices, and personal computers (incl. monitors and keyboards) among electrical appliances and consumer products requiring autonomous safety checks and electrical appliances and consumer products requiring safety certifications in accordance with Article 2 subparagraphs 3 and 4 of the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act.
   
• 10. The term, “batteries,” includes built-in batteries and component batteries.
   
• 11. The term, “aquaculture floats,” means aquaculture floats defined by the Korean Industrial Standards (KS) announced in accordance with Article 11 of the Industrial Standardization Act. The term, “agricultural, fishery, and livestock products,” means primary products, excluding food and beverages, prescribed in Subparagraph 1.