Waste Collection and Transportation Business Permit Procedure — Apply for the Permit within 6 Months after the Business Plan Suitability Notice

Procedure

1. 1. Check the waste to be transported and the business type

   Decide which of household waste, business site waste and designated waste you will transport. Medical waste must be kept separate from other waste with separate facilities, equipment and a business site. A business with an intermediate disposal or recycling permit that transports waste it treats itself does not need a separate collection and transportation permit.

2. 2. Submit the waste treatment business plan

   Attach a collection and transportation plan (including plans for installing facilities and securing equipment and technical capability) to the business plan. A designated waste collection and transportation business submits it to the regional environmental office having jurisdiction over the parking lot location, and other waste businesses submit it to the city or province having jurisdiction over the contact point or office location.

3. 3. Suitability notice

   The authority reviews grounds for disqualification, whether the office or parking lot location conflicts with other laws, and whether the planned facilities, equipment and technical capability meet the permit criteria, and then notifies whether the plan is suitable.

4. 4. Apply for the permit within 6 months

   Within 6 months from the date of the suitability notice, secure equipment such as transport vehicles and technical capability and submit the permit application. If you cannot apply within the period due to unavoidable reasons such as natural disasters, an extension of up to 6 months in total may be granted upon request. A household waste collection and transportation business may be given a condition restricting its business area.

5. 5. Change permit and report of change

   To change the representative or trade name, the contact point or office location (including the parking lot for designated waste), the household waste business area, the types of waste transported, or the number or type of transport vehicles, obtain a change permit. Other matters are handled by a report of change, and acceptance of a report of change is notified within 20 days.

Required documents

• Waste treatment business plan
• Collection and transportation plan (including plans for installing facilities and securing equipment and technical capability)
• Waste treatment business permit application
• Specifications of equipment such as transport vehicles and proof of technical capability
• Proof of the right to use the office and parking lot (lease contract, etc.)
• Letter of authorization (when submitted through an agent)

Fees

Typically several hundred thousand won in the industry · We will advise after consultation depending on the types of waste transported, whether designated waste is included and whether it is a change permit. Government fees are separate.

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Legal basis and review date

• Wastes Control Act, Article 25
• Enforcement Rule of the Wastes Control Act, Article 28

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-05

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• The 6 months after the suitability notice is shorter than for other business types, so set the schedule for securing vehicles and technical staff at the business plan stage.
• Waste may not be transported to places subject to a treatment order or an order to stop bringing in waste, so check the status of the contracted treatment site.

Frequently asked questions