South Korean Government to Impose Landfill Levy to Promote Recycling

SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Environment said Wednesday that the upcoming revision to the Resource Circulation Act will include imposing a 10 to 30 won ($0.01 – 0.03) levy per kilogram of landfill (and incineration) for household waste.  Affecting all local governments and private businesses that operate waste disposal facilities, the [...]