On December 13, the Korean Ministry of Environment issued Announcement No. 2022-686, intending to modify some of the contents of "Disposable Products Not Restricted". The main contents are as follows:

Disposable plastic bags and shopping bags used by small-scale comprehensive retailers, supermarkets and bakeries, and biodegradable resin materials in straws and stirring rods used by catering companies are not subject to use restrictions before December 31, 2024, that is, in no usage restrictions until December 31, 2024.

The deadline for soliciting comments above is January 1, 2023.