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It is not easy for a producer obligated to recycle (POR) to do self-assessment of quality, structure and recyclability of packing materials because  the Ministry of Environment Notification, PACKING MATERIAL RECYCLABILITY RATING STANDARD ( 포장재 재활용 용이성 등급평가 기준 ) is complicated and quality, structure and recyclability of packing material’s body, label, cap, and other components shall be evaluated both separately and combinedly.   The online evaluation tool in the IEPR website ( https://www.iepr.or.kr/ctm/psse/packngEvlCalr/eprPackngEvlCalr.do# ) can be a great solution to resolve this difficulty. When you click the magnifier icon, a new window pops up. There, you can choose the PACKING MATERIAL RECYCLABILITY RATING STANDARD that is currently effective and the type of packaging material you’re going to evaluate.   For example, in evaluating EPE buffer, you can choose 05 single/composite general expanded synthetic resin material. In the page that shows up when you click “...

Packaging materials made of synthetic resin are widely used to protect products. So, an importer importing more than a certain amount of goods inevitably becomes a producer obligated to recycle (POR) under Article 16 of the ACT ON THE PROMOTION OF SAVING AND RECYCLING OF RESOURCES ( 자원의 절약과 재활용촉진에 관한 법률 ). Article 16 (Obligations of Manufacturers to Recycle) (1)      A manufacturer or importer (in cases of packing materials, including sellers of products using packing materials; hereinafter referred to as "producers with recycling obligations") of products and packing materials prescribed by Presidential Decree, the recovery and recycling of which can be facilitated by improving the quality of materials, structure or recovery system in the production stage and distribution stage, or which generate a large volume of wastes after use, shall recover and recycle wastes generated from the products or packing materials he or she has manufacture...