This project collected national information regarding waste material quantity, disposal process, and processing techniques. We analyzed the environmentally hazardous industrial waste disposal management situation and proposed improvement suggestions. Our analysis concluded that inorganic sludge and waste oil derivative products are potentially controversial due to their unstable content and quality. This may cause problems with the recognition of such products or waste materials in the future. We suggested that certain high-risk reused products require additional supervision, by implementing product history record regulations, or by requiring a liability waiver (for resale and reuse). In addition, the project has reviewed the history of regulatory decisions and other countries’ regulatory standards to propose new waste disposal classification guidelines. These guidelines include: 1. Waste materials are materials that enterprise cannot, do not, or will not re-use. 2. Discarded material without applications or with unknown applications is considered to be waste material. 3. When the producer pays an outside agent to handle the cleanup, the material is considered to be waste material. 4. If the material requires additional processing, and lacks a natural market or consumption channel, it is considered to be waste material. 5. Material that requires long-term storage and cause contamination concerns is considered to be waste material. If the case in question falls within one of the above criteria, it should be classified as waste material. In order to clarify the classification of waste materials in future cases, the project drafted “Waste Material Case Classification Guidelines” in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, for reference by related agencies to make determinations on future cases. To meet practical requirements, we revised “Industries Regulated By Waste Disposal Act 2.II.A” to cover additional industries including: 1. Contaminated sites where the soil or groundwater have been excavated for offsite processing. 2. Soil and construction debris processing sites. 3. Medical testing labs and radiology clinics. 4. Public wastewater treatment plants. We also drafted “Standard for Defining Hazardous Industrial Waste” in accordance with national electronic and IT industry developments and competitive needs for globally strategic raw materials to promote the national resource reuse industry and the recycling of waste materials. We reviewed national regulations in comparison with the Basel Convention regarding the import and export of hazardous waste materials, and proposed to eliminate the ban on mixed metal scrap materials to match international standards. In addition, to strengthen the supervision of waste material storage, cleanup, processing, disposal, and to clarify questions regarding their implementation, we prepared a proposal for “Methods and Facilities Standards For The Storage, Clearance And Disposal of Industrial Waste.” To support the proposed guidelines and legislations regarding waste material classification standards, six expert panels and four public opinion hearings were conducted. Additionally, we provided the Bureau with one legal opinion and seventeen case reviews regarding the Waste Disposal Act.

Standards for Defining Hazardous Industrial Waste；