Article 14 (Treatment of Domestic Waste, etc.)

The Special Mayor, the Special Governor, the Mayor/County Governor/District Head may have persons designated by the Presidential Decree undertake the treatment referred to in paragraph ①, pursuant to the ordinance of the relevant local government. <Amended by Act No. 9129, Aug. 3, 2007, Act No. 10337, Jul. 23, 2010, Act No. 11916, Jul. 16, 2013>

Persons collecting and transporting domestic waste pursuant to paragraph ③ may transport waste, as determined by the Ministry of Environment Ordinance concerning Climate, Energy, and Environment, from among the collected domestic waste, to the following persons. <Newly enacted by Act No. 11916, Jul. 16, 2013, Amended by Act No. XXX, Oct. 1, 2025> 1. Manufacturers or importers of products and packaging materials pursuant to Article 16 (1) of the Act on Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources, who directly collect and recycle waste generated from products and packaging materials they manufactured, imported, or sold (including persons entrusted with recycling as determined by the Ministry of Environment Ordinance concerning Climate, Energy, and Environment). 2. Persons who have obtained a license for waste recycling business falling under Article 25 (5) 5 or 7. 3. Waste treatment reporting persons. 4. Other persons determined by the Ministry of Environment Ordinance concerning Climate, Energy, and Environment.

When the Special Mayor, the Special Governor, the Mayor/County Governor/District Head intends to impose and collect fees for food waste pursuant to paragraph ⑤, they may use the electronic information processing program referred to in Article 45 (2). In this case, information necessary for calculating fees shall be entered into the electronic information processing program referred to in Article 45 (2) pursuant to the provisions of the Ministry of Environment Ordinance concerning Climate, Energy, and Environment. <Newly enacted by Act No. 11916, Jul. 16, 2013, Amended by Act No. XXX, Oct. 1, 2025>

When the Special Mayor, the Special Governor, the Mayor/County Governor/District Head has persons undertake the collection and transportation of domestic waste pursuant to paragraph ②, they shall comply with the following matters. <Newly enacted by Act No. 10337, Jul. 23, 2010, Amended by Act No. 11916, Jul. 16, 2013, Act No. 12213, Jan. 21, 2014, Act No. 12988, Jan. 20, 2015, Act No. 17274, May 26, 2020, Act No. XXX, Oct. 1, 2025, Act No. YYY, Nov. 11, 2025> 1. Costs shall be calculated according to the standards determined by the Ministry of Environment Ordinance concerning Climate, Energy, and Environment, and the initial cost calculation shall be entrusted to a cost calculation service institution as prescribed in Article 9 of the Enforcement Rule of the Act on Contracts to Which a Local Government is a Party. 2. Performance evaluation standards for domestic waste collection and transportation contractors (including resident satisfaction and working conditions of sanitation workers) shall be established by the ordinance of the relevant local government, and evaluations shall be conducted at least once a year according to the evaluation standards. In this case, the performance evaluation of contractors shall be conducted by the relevant local government by forming an evaluation team composed of private experts, etc. 3. When performance has been evaluated pursuant to subparagraph 2, the results shall be disclosed on the Internet homepage of the relevant local government for at least 6 months from the date of evaluation, and if the results fall below the standards prescribed by the ordinance of the relevant local government, measures such as suspension of business for up to 3 months or termination of the consignment contract shall be taken pursuant to the provisions of the Ministry of Environment Ordinance concerning Climate, Energy, and Environment. 4. When a consignment contract for domestic waste collection and transportation is concluded, the contents of the contract shall be disclosed on the Internet homepage of the relevant local government for at least 6 months from the date of the contract. 5. When the consignment contract referred to in subparagraph 4 expires, the details of consignment expenses paid shall be disclosed on the Internet homepage of the relevant local government for at least 6 months within 6 months after the expiration of the contract. 6. If a contractor for domestic waste collection and transportation (including the representative of a corporation) has received a sentence for the following offenses in relation to the consignment contract for domestic waste collection and transportation, the consignment contract shall be immediately terminated. a. Cases where an offense falling under Article 133 of the Criminal Act is committed and a penalty of fine or heavier is imposed. b. Cases where an offense falling under Article 347, Article 347-2, Article 356, or Article 357 of the Criminal Act (including cases where the penalty is aggravated pursuant to Article 3 of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes) is committed and a penalty of fine or heavier is imposed (in the case of a fine, limited to 3 million won or more). 7. When concluding a consignment contract for domestic waste collection and transportation, persons who have not passed 3 years since receiving a sentence for offenses falling under subparagraph 6 (a) or (b) in relation to the consignment contract for domestic waste collection and transportation shall be excluded from contract subjects.

If the Special Mayor, Special Governor, Mayor/County Governor/District Head fails to comply with the request under paragraph ⑨, the Minister of Environment concerning Climate, Energy, and Environment may take measures such as suspending or reducing financial support. <Newly enacted by Act No. 16835, Nov. 26, 2019, Amended by Act No. XXX, Oct. 1, 2025>