In Taiwan, people are paying more and more attention to environmental damages and ecological problems caused by plastic shopping bags. Taiwan EPA has also long been promoting waste reduction policy at the bag production origins. The main goal of this research project is to explore the possibility of imposing fees on plastic shopping bags and setting up a fund for recycling plastic shopping bags. Also depending on future situations, we propose feasible ways of implementation, including economic incentives to achieve the reduction targets. This study was divided into two major phases. The first phase focused on the feasibility analysis on the fees charged on plastic shopping bags. This study analyzed the policy experiences abroad, the secondary data from industrial surveys, and market valuation methods to answer the possible questions raised in the future. ‬‬ ‪In the second phase after the feasibility analysis, we focused on how to implement appropriate programs in Taiwan, especially the relevant strategies and programs. In other words, if it is feasible to impose fees on plastic shopping bags, then the legal basis, collection targets, fee rates, principles of fund management, intended uses of such funds etc. have to be clarified‬‬.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Plastic Shopping Bag, User Fee, Fund