South Korea: Rice hull and rice bran removed from waste regulations; recognized as circulating resources

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Eun-kyung = A system will be introduced to exclude rice hulls and rice bran from waste regulations by recognizing them as circulating resources with low harmfulness and high utilization value. The Ministry of Environment announced on the 31st that it will take effect from the 1st of next month to check the production performance of rice husks and rice bran, but to exclude them from waste regulations. Prior to implementing this plan, the Ministry of Environment quickly institutionalized it through an active administration system, considering that it would take more than six months to revise related regulations such as the enforcement rules of the 'Waste Management Act'. The active administration system is the Ministry of Environment's own system that enables rapid business promotion through the active administration committee. Rice hulls and rice bran are agricultural by-products generated during the milling process of rice at a rice processing ...