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2026 MCEE Key Policy Roadmap for Resource Circulation

2026.02.03.

Through its 2025 Presidential Briefing last December, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (the “MCEE”) presented the “advancement of the transition to a circular economy” as a national priority mandate aimed at accelerating carbon neutrality. Accordingly, in the MCEE’s 2026 Key Policy Implementation Plan (the “Plan”) announced earlier this year, resource circulation was positioned as a core pillar for achieving both carbon neutrality and economic growth.


Building on this trajectory, in January 2026, the MCEE finalized and announced the 2026 Key Policy Roadmap of the Resources Circulation Bureau (the “Roadmap”), setting forth more concrete and action-oriented implementation measures. The Roadmap focuses on reinforcing the progress made since the current administration’s inauguration in establishing resource-circulation frameworks for key materials—such as plastics and batteries—and on expediting the transition to a circular economy as a means of realizing carbon neutrality. The major initiatives contained in the Roadmap include, among others, (i) establishing a comprehensive and finely integrated nationwide system for resource circulation, (ii) strengthening the structural foundations of the circular economy by facilitating effective circular use, and (iii) articulating a national vision for a sustainable circular economy.


This newsletter outlines the key elements of the Roadmap, which will be rolled out in earnest beginning in 2026, and the implications for industry. 


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