Search published item and specification fees for 30 major Korean municipalities, total a disposal list, apply only confirmed free appliance pickup, and compare an actual private collection quote.
Search item- and size-specific rows published for 30 major Korean municipalities on the Public Data Portal.
Choose a group, then search the official Korean item name or specification. Fees can differ by size and material.
Select a municipality first.
The calculator does not estimate missing areas or items. Enter the name and fee shown by the municipality.
Adjust quantities and mark an appliance only after confirming free-pickup eligibility through the official guide.
No items have been added yet.
No market average is assumed. Enter only terms from a quote you actually received and compare it with the municipal route.
Korea’s Waste Control Act prohibits disposal outside designated places or methods and requires residents to follow local rules. The figures below are the Enforcement Decree schedule for a household breach of local disposal methods, not a determination for a particular case.
First violation
100,000 KRW
Second violation
200,000 KRW
Third or later
300,000 KRW
Depending on the violation type, the statutory ceiling can be KRW 1 million. Confirm the conduct, count, and local facts with the responsible authority.
Read Waste Control Act Article 14Furniture, mattresses, and other household objects that do not fit an ordinary volume-rate bag normally require a local bulky-waste filing in South Korea.
The item names, size bands, filing methods, and fees are set locally, so there is no single nationwide sticker price.
This calculator searches the official item and specification rows collected for 30 major municipalities and totals the selected quantities in Korean won.
It can also remove only appliances whose official free-pickup eligibility you have confirmed and compare the result with a private quote you actually received.
This English page explains a Korean municipal service and keeps the published Korean item names so they can be matched on an official filing site.
It does not estimate a fee for another country, interpret business or construction waste, issue a disposal number, or book a pickup.
If your municipality or item is missing, use its current official fee as a manual input instead of substituting a nearby area.
The Public Data Portal standard dataset provides province, district, bulky-waste item, category, specification, paid or free status, fee, managing authority, and data reference date.
The calculator preserves the Korean item and specification wording because local filing menus commonly use that wording.
The current scope contains 1,451 rows whose published descriptions identify one fee.
It excludes 623 source candidates where the municipality, item, specification, and paid-or-free description were otherwise identical but the fee conflicted, so verify and manually enter an official amount when no usable row appears.
The data date is not a promise that the amount is still current, and a local ordinance or filing system may have changed afterward.
Treat the calculated total as a planning amount and use the municipality's official filing page or responsible office as the final source before payment.
| Published field | How the calculator uses it | What to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Item and category | Shows the authority's original Korean description | Match the function and material of the actual object |
| Specification | Distinguishes dimensions, seats, sets, frames, or other bands | Measure first and check what components are included |
| Fee | Uses the published amount for one selected unit | Multiply by quantity and compare with the current filing total |
| Reference date | Displays the date attached by the data provider | Check later ordinance and filing-system changes |
Search tip.
Korean authorities may publish alternate spellings such as 소파 and 쇼파 or 매트리스 and 메트리스.
Try a short term or browse an item group when an exact phrase returns nothing.
If no row fits, ask the authority for the correct classification and enter the confirmed amount manually.
Published municipal total = sum of each unit fee × quantity.
Confirmed free-pickup saving = sum of fee × quantity for checked eligible appliances.
Estimated municipal payment = published total − confirmed free-pickup saving.
Private quote total = callout fee + estimated kg ÷ 1,000 × fee per tonne + extras.
Route difference = private quote total − estimated municipal payment.
The following figures demonstrate arithmetic only and are not a current municipal tariff, market average, fair price, or provider quote.
Two items at KRW 5,000 and one appliance at KRW 8,000 produce a published total of KRW 18,000.
If the KRW 8,000 appliance has been confirmed for official free pickup, the estimated municipal payment becomes KRW 10,000.
A real private quote with a KRW 20,000 callout, 500 kilograms at KRW 100,000 per tonne, and KRW 10,000 of extras totals KRW 80,000, leaving a KRW 70,000 difference.
| Calculation | Hypothetical arithmetic | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Published total | KRW 5,000 × 2 + KRW 8,000 × 1 | KRW 18,000 |
| Free-pickup saving | One confirmed appliance at KRW 8,000 | − KRW 8,000 |
| Municipal payment | KRW 18,000 − KRW 8,000 | KRW 10,000 |
| Private quote | KRW 20,000 + 500kg ÷ 1,000 × KRW 100,000 + KRW 10,000 | KRW 80,000 |
Refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, larger displays, and certain other electrical products may qualify for the official free home-pickup service.
Small appliances generally have a multi-item condition, while damaged products, custom-built equipment, or products still requiring unsafe dismantling can be excluded.
The calculator therefore presents a confirmation checkbox for likely electrical groups but never decides eligibility from the item name alone.
Check the latest product, quantity, condition, installation, access, area, and reservation rules before subtracting a fee.
Photograph and measure each object room by room before building the disposal list.
Confirm lift booking, placement area, collection date, and whether residents must carry items outside with the building manager.
Separate reusable goods, qualifying appliances, and municipal bulky waste before requesting an all-in private quote.
A private service may include indoor carrying, dismantling, or cleaning that the municipal fee does not, so compare both cost and scope.
Check whether the retailer takes back an old product and whether official appliance pickup applies before buying municipal labels.
Leave only the remaining furniture and nonqualifying objects in the paid filing list.
Enter the full callout, weight, per-tonne, stairs, lift, dismantling, and labour conditions instead of comparing a headline price.
Verify the collector's permitted scope and written terms, especially every event that can change the price on site.
Article 14 of Korea's Waste Control Act allows local ordinances to set household-waste fees, which is why municipalities publish different amounts and classifications.
Article 8 prohibits dumping outside designated places or methods, while Article 15 requires household dischargers to follow the local disposal method.
Article 68 and Enforcement Decree Annex 8 list KRW 100,000 for a first household breach of a local disposal method, KRW 200,000 for a second, and KRW 300,000 for a third or later breach.
Other conduct, including disposal from a vehicle or waste arising from business activity, can fall under different rows, and the statutory ceiling for some violations is KRW 1 million.
These figures are context, not a legal classification or prediction of a fine for your case.
The sources below were checked on September 4, 2026.
Dataset update dates and statute effective dates describe different things and should not be treated as one common date.
The fee source is the Public Data Portal's Nationwide Bulky-Waste Collection Fee Standard Data.
The portal update date is July 23, 2026, and the product scope was selected from 22,831 source rows.
The official check route is the E-Cycle Governance user guide and its 1599-0903 information line.
Recheck eligible products, quantities, damage, installation, and access conditions before booking.
The legal sources are Waste Control Act ID 001771, MST 283447, effective August 20, 2026, and Enforcement Decree ID 005353, MST 284591, effective March 26, 2026.
Articles 8, 14, 15, and 68 and Decree Annex 8 were reviewed, but the responsible authority must apply them to actual conduct.
The ordinance or classification may have changed after the public-data date, or the selected specification may not match the object.
Use the filing site's current amount as final and report a data issue to the responsible authority when appropriate.
Choose the manual-area option and enter the name and amount confirmed on the municipality's official site.
Do not borrow the price of a similar object or neighbouring district because the filing can be rejected or underpaid.
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Eligibility depends on product, size, quantity, damage, installation, access, region, and reservation capacity, so confirm the current official rules first.
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Municipal filing may require you to carry an object to a designated point, while a private quote may include indoor carrying or dismantling, so compare permission, scope, timing, labour, and responsibility as well as money.
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It prepares a cost comparison only, and you must complete payment, obtain the filing number, and arrange placement through the official municipality or free-pickup service.
Select a municipality and published rows to see the fee total, confirmed free-pickup saving, and difference from an actual private quote.
Then confirm the latest classification and price on the official filing page and place every item at the approved location and time.