Promotion of Installation of Waste Disposal Facilities and Assistance to Adjacent Areas Act. Country/Territory Korea, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 1995 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Expropriation Soil pollution/quality Waste disposal Waste management Pollution control Public health Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The purpose of this Act is to contribute to environmental conservation and to improvement in the quality of nationals’ livelihood by facilitating installation of waste disposal facilities and promotion of residents’ welfare of the adjacent areas through promoting the securing of sites for waste disposal facilities and support for the residents of adjacent areas. Article 14 establishes that an agency installing waste disposal facilities may, where it announces a location for waste disposal facilities may expropriate or use the land necessary for the installation of waste disposal facilities. The text consists of 32 articles. Full text English Website www.klri.re.kr