South Korea to produce biogas from organic waste resources

In Korea, the Korea Herald reported that the Ministry of Environment said it will require industries that are heavy producers of organic waste resources to transition to the production of biogas starting December 31, 2023.

According to the Environment Ministry’s biogas law, public and private industries that generate organic waste such as livestock manure and food waste will be required to produce them in the form of biogas.

The report added that biogasification obligations will be imposed on pig farms with more than 25,000 pigs, livestock manure treatment facilities that process more than 100 metric tons of manure per day and food waste generators that utilize more than 1,000 tons of food waste per year.

Based on the maximum amount of biogas that can be produced from organic waste that has been collected, both public and private industries must produce up to 80% of biogas by 2045. Government-run industries are first obliged to produce up to 50 percent of biogas by 2025, to steadily increase over the years until 2045. Private industries are required to produce up to 10 percent of biogas by 2026, to also steadily increase until 2045, according to the report.