South Korea initiative of the ‘Resource Circulation Framework Act Amendment’ that recognizes rice hull and rice bran circulating resources

Published 2021년 6월 17일

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South Korean National Assembly member Lee Won-taek proposed an amendment to the Framework Act on Resource Circulation to recognize rice husks and rice bran as recyclable resources. Currently, these by-products of grain milling are classified as waste under the Waste Management Act, despite their use in livestock bedding or compost. The amendment aims to include these by-products in the category of substances and goods that can partially exempt the accreditation process for recyclable resources.
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On the 17th, Lee Won-taek, a member of the National Assembly's Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock Food, Marine and Fisheries Committee, and a member of the Democratic Party of Korea (Gimje and Buan, Jeollabuk-do), proposed the amendment to the Framework Act on Resource Circulation, which recognizes rice husks and rice bran as recyclable resources. The Resource Circulation Act aims to create a sustainable resource circulation society by minimizing waste generation and promoting the recycling of waste. However, rice husks and rice bran, which are by-products generated in the grain milling process, are classified as wastes under the ‘Waste Management Act’ even though they are recycled as livestock rugs or compost. Accordingly, the amendment added rice husks and rice bran to substances and goods that can partially omit the process of ...
Source: Nongmin

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