General Support for the Recycling Industry > Financial Aid and Guidance for Recycling Technology R&D Recycling Technology Guidance   Overview ENVICO supports recycling technology R&D by inviting experts from academia and research centers for small recycling businesses that lack technology development capabilities due to budget and technology shortages. The support is aimed at enhancing the competitiveness and capabilities of these businesses.   Subjects of Support Small and medium businesses involved in manufacturing, processing, assembling, maintaining, collecting, transporting, and storing recyclable resources or recycled products who wish to obtain guidance to resolve technology problems at work.   Supporting Contents - Technology guidance is provided from 10 days to 8 months, and focuses on difficult technology for small and medium businesses involved in waste recycling businesses. - Supporting amount: Within 18 million won per company, 80 percent covered by ENVICO and 20 percent by the applicant.   Procedure   Outcomes - Improved process and quality in those businesses that have completed the technology guidance program. - Since the program began in 1999, businesses who received technology guidance support have acquired 29 property rights, including patents and licenses.   Financial Support for Recycling Technology R&D   Overview In addition to its research service business, ENVICO conducts basic data research and operates a technology development business in an effort to eliminate problems caused by recycling wastes..   Recycling technology research ENVICO supports the recycling industry by scientifically evaluating the technology development status of items subject to EPR and by publicizing recycling technology research data (i.e. operation of recycling technology data bank on the ENVICO homepage).   Recycling technology development business Although agricultural waste plastics are generated in large volume, we still lack established technology to recycle these wastes, and private sectors are reluctant to treat them. ENVICO develops and promotes recycling technology for recyclable wastes, thus contributing to the establishment of a resource recycling system.