Waste Deposit Refund System (1991)
The government-driven Deposit Refund System (DRS) was first introduced with the revision of
the “Waste Management Act” in 1991 and later in the “Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of
Resources” of 1992. The implementation of the DRS required manufacturers to pay a deposit for a
target product and get reimbursed after collecting and treating the waste associated with this product.
Both packaging and hazardous wastes were covered by the DRS, as shown in Table 1 [11]. In the case
when the items were not recycled, the deposit held by the government was used to support future
recycling projects.