South Korea: Proposal to amend the Framework Act on Resource Circulation to recognize recycling resources for agricultural by-products

A bill to amend the Framework Act on Resource Circulation to allow agricultural by-products such as rice husks and rice bran to be recognized as circulating resources has been proposed. On the 17th, Rep. Won-taek Lee (also Minju, Gimje, Buan) proposed a partial amendment to the “Framework Act on Resource Circulation” to allow rice husks and rice bran to be recognized as recycled resources. According to Rep. Lee, the current law aims to create a sustainable resource recycling society by efficiently using resources to limit the generation of waste as much as possible and promoting the circulating use of the generated waste. However, although rice husk and rice bran, which are agricultural by-products generated during the grain milling process, are recycled as livestock rugs and compost in reality, they are classified as wastes according to the Waste Management Act. This continues. On the other hand, there are cases of illegal and arbitrary disposal of rice hulls and rice bran in ...