Kazakhstan sets rules for confirming 30% recycled content in packaging, oils and batteries

Kazakhstan has approved rules on how producers of oils, polymer, glass, paper and carton packaging, and batteries confirm that at least 30% of their output uses waste from products under extended producer responsibility that was processed in the country. The order takes effect on 23 October 2026; applicants file every six months with the extended producer responsibility operator, documenting the collection, transport and processing of the waste and the sale of finished products.

Why this mattersThe rules define the document trail behind a 30% recycled-content claim in Kazakhstan, from weighbridge records to sales evidence, adding compliance work for producers making such claims.

• Order takes effect 23 October 2026.
• Use of at least 30% waste is confirmed separately for each product: used oils, plastics, glass, paper and carton, and used batteries.
• The waste must come from products under extended producer responsibility and be processed in Kazakhstan.
• Applications are filed electronically every six months, by the 20th of the month after the reporting period.
• Required documents include environmental permits, a technological regulation, an inventory of recycling assets and records of waste collection, transport, processing and product sales.
• Collection must be backed by weighing records from verified scales.

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