The Project was implemented over the period from February 21, 2013 to December 31, 2013. The key objective of the Project was to assist in the promotion of recovery, disposal and recycling work relating to waste management policy, with the aim of enhancing the effectiveness of household waste disposal implementation and coordinating the operation of the related management systems. The main work results achieved in the Project were as follows (1) Reviewing the organization of local sanitation workers, and assisting in the formulation of the Guidelines for the Establishment of Local Sanitation Personnel, copies of which were submitted to local governments for their reference in November 2013. (2) Reviewing the legal and regulatory framework for the management of general waste, and continuing with the drafting procedures for the revision of the Regulations Governing General Waste Recycling, Clearance and Disposal; the advance notice procedures have already been completed, and a public hearing for the revisions was held. In addition, documents and interpretation rulings from past years relating to general waste management, management of advertising materials, and sanitation personnel management, were collected and collated in book form for the reference of the implementing agencies. (3) A survey of current waste disposal practice at 100 implementing agencies was completed, along with the provision of related guidance, in order to enhance the effectiveness of waste reduction and recycling; as of August 2013, the nationwide recycling rate for three categories of waste – resource waste, kitchen waste and large-sized waste – had risen by 2% compared to last year. (4) Promotional efforts were made with respect to the adoption of a registration management system for recycling stations, with the holding of five workshops on the registration management system, and the conducting of on-site visits to 206 firms engaged in recycling activities, providing them with guidance regarding online registration and regular reporting of recycling status. (5) Coordination was provided for the establishment of the Household Waste Management System. The first stage of system establishment has been completed through the confirmation of the system architecture, the scope of the data that implementing agencies are expected to collate, as well as the data interface method, and through the clarification of issues relating to duplicated reporting and reporting frequency.

waste treatment;household waste management system;sustainable use of resources