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Regulatory & Legal 24 Oct 2026

Kazakhstan sets standard EPR recycling-fee contract from 24 October

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources has approved, by order of 9 October 2026, a standard contract governing utilisation (recycling) fee payments between operator Zhasyl Damu and producers and importers, effective 24 October 2026. The contract covers products and packaging subject to extended producer responsibility and sets procedures for filing applications, invoicing within three working days, payment and issuance of a compliance certificate.

Why this mattersProducers and importers selling packaged goods into Kazakhstan get a fixed EPR payment procedure, and the operator can reject applications with incomplete or inconsistent documents.

  • Standard contract approved by Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources order No. 264 of 9 October 2026
  • Takes effect 24 October 2026
  • Applies to products and packaging under extended producer responsibility (EPR)
  • Operator Zhasyl Damu must issue an invoice within three working days of a correctly completed application via app.recycle.kz
  • Extended producer responsibility obligations are considered fulfilled from the date the certificate is issued
  • Producers and importers must ensure the certificate is passed to the end buyer when products are sold
Zhasyl Damu Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan
Sources moysklad.kz RU
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Updates

  • 2026-10-20 · Edited before publication: Under the source, producers and importers (not 'sellers') must ensure the certificate reaches the end buyer. Key fact corrected.
  • 2026-10-20 · Edited before publication: Facts are grounded. The source does not say the process adds compliance cost, so 'why this matters' is rewritten to stick to what it does say. The region should be Central Asia, not Asia-Pacific; that field can't be changed here.