The main work of the project included collection and analysis status of agriculture, medical, and construction waste management, and rolling reviews and promotes management strategies. Following described results of the work. The drafted Agricultural Waste Management Strategy consulted with relevant ministries, and proposed the “Explicitly set the scope and definition of agricultural waste, and complete their management mechanisms”, “Set up suitable agricultural waste disposal plan format and review internet reporting requirements, strengthen consulting mechanisms”, “Create a non-biological agricultural waste collection, recycling, and treatment system ”, and “Assist local governments set management regulations and provide disposal ways” and continuing management based on responsibilities and authorities, and established quantitative indicators of performance assessment methods. The Project analyzed quarterly the types, the quantity of output, clearance, and treatment flow of agricultural waste, and checked and consulted for 20 agriculture-related industials or reuse organizations, collected foreign agricultural waste management related regulations, and comparatively analyzed and continued to review Taiwan’s management strategies. The Project also updated "Agricultural and Fishery Waste Source Reduction and Recycling Handbook" and built of "Agricultural Waste Materials Management Information" website to promote agricultural waste management. Medical Waste Management Strategy approved by Environmental Protection Administration this year and issued to relevant units, and included the “Reviewing the scope of biomedical waste management”,” Integrating the reporting codes and modifying the codes of the reporting system”,” Planning agency management mechanism of the delivery manifest”,” Amending medical institutions waste disposal plan format ”,” Amending industrial waste disposal plan examination requirements - medical institutions part”,”Recommending Ministry of Health and Welfare to continue consulting for hospitals and reuse organizations”, and established performance evaluation methods and quantitative indicators for local environmental protection authorities, and held consulting meeting to rolling review. The project statistical analyzed quarterly the types, generation, clearance, and treatment flow of medical waste, checked and consulted for 40 medical institutions and 10 medical institutions had self-treating waste facilities and collected foreign medical waste management, comparative analysis. The project proposed amendments to" Standards for Defining Hazardous Industrial Waste" and "Methods and Facilities Standards for the Storage, Clearance and Disposal of Industrial Waste" relating to biomedical waste; and reviewed of the biomedical waste treatment capacity, proposed amendments to principle of the medical waste emergency management; investigated mercury thermometers, sphygmomanometer in hospitals usage and phase-out, and clearance status; updated "Medical Waste Management Handbook", and small generation source waste disposal guidelines, and collected and analyzed user feedback, updated "Medical Waste Guidance" website to promote medical waste management. The drafted Construction Waste Management Strategy included “Strengthening the construction surplus earth and graveling and construction waste horizontal linkages management mechanism”, “Building decorating and renovation waste management system”,” Completing industrial waste disposal plan examination requirements”,” Enhancing reuse organizations essential management responsibilities and providing disposal way for unsuitable burning waste”, and consulted with relevant ministries, and continuing management based on responsibilities and authorities, and established quantitative indicators of performance assessment methods. The Project statistical analyzed quarterly the types, generation, clearance, and treatment flow of construction resources , construction waste, renovation waste, checked and consulted for 43 households renovation waste source and treatment facilities, and collected foreign construction waste management, comparative analysis; proposed" Construction Residue Classification and Treatment Site Management Interim Guidelines" and held consulting meeting; collected 22 local government renovation waste clearance mechanism, including the principle of clearance and established performance assessment methods to assess the effectiveness of the enforcement authorities. The project also proposed the supporting measures of management mechanism for households and non-industrial generating renovation waste, reviewed the process of renovation waste reporting system, and planed to integrate into"Life Waste Resource Management System", completed the construction residue and construction waste transverse review mechanisms template for local government; updated " Recycling Green Building Materials Information " website and developed transition to "Construction Waste Management Information" website to promote of construction waste management.
