Republic of Korea

Population

51,419,008

E-waste generated

776

kt

EEE Put on Market

1199

kt

E-waste collection rate

38%

E-waste formally collected

292

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste generated

15.1

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

23.3

kg per capita

E-waste generated per category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

179

Screens

81

Lamps

15

Large Equipment

189

Small Equipment

248

Small IT

65

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

Yes

Collection Target

No

Recycling Target

No

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

South Korea: Guidelines for the implementation of the recycling and recovery obligations on electrical and electronic products, Regulation No. 330, 2008

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Republic of Korea

South Korea: Guidelines on Improving Materials and Structure of Electrical and Electronic Products, Notice No. 2008-7

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Republic of Korea

South Korea: Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles Act 2007, Enforcement Regulation No. 267, 2007

Archived by C&R

TERRITORY COVERED: Republic of Korea

South Korea: Resource Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles, Act No. 8405, 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Republic of Korea

EEE Put on market is defined as any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.

E-waste generated is defined as the amount of discarded electrical or electronic products (e-waste) due to consumption within national territory in a given reporting year, prior to any collection, reuse, treatment, or export.

E-waste formally collected represents the e-waste collected as e-waste and regulated by environmental protection laws specifically designed for e-waste. This includes e-waste that is collected and later exported, and treated according to national standards in another country.

E-waste imported/exported is the e-waste that is imported or exported.

E-waste collection rate is the formal collection of e-waste / E-waste generated


Please refer to this data as: Cornelis P. Baldé, Ruediger Kuehr, Tales Yamamoto, Rosie McDonald, Elena D’Angelo, Shahana Althaf, Garam Bel, Otmar Deubzer, Elena Fernandez-Cubillo, Vanessa Forti, Vanessa Gray, Sunil Herat, Shunichi Honda, Giulia Iattoni, Deepali S. Khetriwal, Vittoria Luda di Cortemiglia, Yuliya Lobuntsova, Innocent Nnorom, Noémie Pralat, Michelle Wagner (2024). International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). 2024. Global E-waste Monitor 2024. Geneva/Bonn.