Kazakhstan has updated the rules for issuing certificates that owners of old cars receive when handing them over for recycling. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

The Ministry of Ecology of Kazakhstan has updated the rules for processing certificates that owners of old cars must receive when handing them over for recycling. However, Kazakh citizens will not be able to use them yet – the recycling program is still not working.

According to the new rules, Kazakh car manufacturers will apply twice a month to Zhasyl Damu JSC for reimbursement of discounts provided to buyers of locally assembled cars.

As before, the discount will be issued in the form of a certificate, which the owner will receive after handing over the old car for recycling. It can be used within one year, transferred to another person no more than three times, and a maximum of two certificates can be applied when purchasing one car.

The denomination of the certificates and their quantity will be determined by the Ministry of Industry and Construction based on proposals from car manufacturers.

Despite the updated rules, the acceptance of old cars for recycling has not yet resumed. The document will come into force at the end of August 2026, but this does not mean the program will be launched.

The authorities promised to resume accepting cars back in December 2024. Later, the Ministry of Ecology explained the delay by the lack of companies ready to accept and process end-of-life vehicles. Since then, the program has not started.

The issue of using recycling fee funds was recently raised in the Mazhilis. Deputy Adil Zhubanov asked Minister of Ecology Erlan Nysanbayev how effectively the funds are being spent and why the recycling program is still not working.

The head of the ministry replied that the money is allocated to 14 areas related to waste collection, sorting, and processing. According to him, the use of funds is checked annually by an independent audit, and the results are published in the reports of Zhasyl Damu JSC.

Earlier, Kursiv reported that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, during a visit to Astana, opposed high recycling fee rates.