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2007 ~ 2010

  • 2007

    • 08.03 Enactment and promulgation of Article 58-2 (Korea Waste Association) under the Waste Management Act
  • 2008

    • 02.20 Formation of the Establishment Promotion Committee
    • 03.06 Launch of the Establishment Preparation Group
    • 12.29 Founding General Assembly and inauguration of the 1st President
  • 2009

    • 01.16 Authorization for incorporation granted by the Ministry of Environment
    • 01.29 Opening ceremony and commencement of operations (Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul)
    • 09.05 Hosted the Resource Circulation Day event
    • 12.03 Hosted a conference on waste management and treatment technologies
  • 2010

    • 05.07 Hosted a policy consultation meeting between the Ministry of Environment and resource circulation organizations
    • 08.21 Relocated the Association office (Gangseo-gu, Seoul)

2011 ~ 2016

  • 2011

    • 10.17 Co-hosted the ISWA World Congress 2011
  • 2012

    • 04.04 Commissioned by the Ministry of Environment to conduct performance evaluations of food waste management by local governments
  • 2013

    • 02.15 Inauguration of the 2nd President
  • 2014

    • 06.18 Established the Local Government Resource Circulation Development Committee
    • 08.01 Relocated the Association office (Nowon Resource Recovery Facility, Seoul)
    • 09.24 Received Group Citation from the Governor of Gyeongsangnam-do
  • 2016

    • 07.15 Inauguration of the 3rd President
    • 11.24 Signed a MOU with the Asia-Pacific Waste & Environment Alliance

2017 ~ 2020

  • 2019

    • 02.28 10th Anniversary of the Association
    • 06.05 Received Presidential Citation
    • 07.12 Inauguration of the 4th President
    • 07.18 Relocated the Association office (Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, Seoul)

2021 ~ 현재

  • 2021

    • 03.08 Commissioned by the Ministry of Environment to conduct inspections and surveys on safety standards for municipal waste collection and transportation
    • 05.17 Launch of the Association’s dedicated education website
  • 2022

    • 02.28 Commissioned by the Ministry of Environment to verify performance evaluation of hazardous household waste collection and treatment
  • 2023

    • 03.23 Hosted a nationwide workshop on resource circulation for local governments
  • 2024

    • 04.14 Conducted an overseas study visit on municipal waste management (Netherlands, Germany)
    • 06.18 Inauguration of the 5th President
  • 2025

    • 12.18 Hosted the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment–Resource Circulation Organizations Workshop