Park Seejeen
Department of Public Administration, KwangWoon University, Seoul, Korea.
J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2021 May;71(5):586-596. doi: 10.1080/10962247.2020.1866120. Epub 2021 Jan 28.
Research on the extended producer responsibility (EPR) program in South Korea has been expanding since the program was first implemented in 2003, but no study has yet assessed the performance of the steel can packaging EPR program. The current study thus evaluates the performance indicators for steel can packaging EPR and assesses those factors that may affect its performance over a 13 year period. The findings indicate that the recycling performance of this EPR program must be re-evaluated because metal can steel plate manufacturers are not subject to EPR although they are also recycling steel can waste. The findings also suggest that the Ministry of Environment (MOE) formula for calculating the mandatory steel can recycling target rate fails to account for fluctuations in the market price of steel can waste, demonstrating the need to increase the contribution fee of producers obligated to recycle (POR) under the EPR system.: This study has examined the various factors that affect the performance of the steel can packaging EPR program in Korea. This study shows that, future research and practice need to re-assess the performance indicators of the EPR program and revise the standards for the contribution fee of producers obligated to recycle (POR) depending on the market price of steel can waste.
自2003年首次实施以来，韩国的生产者延伸责任（EPR）计划研究一直在不断扩展，但尚未有研究评估钢制罐包装EPR计划的绩效。因此，本研究评估了钢制罐包装EPR的绩效指标，并评估了在13年期间可能影响其绩效的因素。研究结果表明，该EPR计划的回收绩效必须重新评估，因为金属罐钢板制造商虽也在回收钢制罐废料，但不受EPR约束。研究结果还表明，环境部（MOE）计算强制性钢制罐回收目标率的公式未考虑钢制罐废料市场价格的波动，这表明有必要提高EPR制度下有回收义务的生产者（POR）的缴费。：本研究考察了影响韩国钢制罐包装EPR计划绩效的各种因素。研究表明，未来的研究和实践需要重新评估EPR计划的绩效指标，并根据钢制罐废料的市场价格修订有回收义务的生产者（POR）的缴费标准。
