Environmental Project's Achievements Reports Query System

Review of updated regulated recyclable waste and promote the Producer Responsibility Extension system.

Absrtact	The project collected and compiled information on the content and implementation efficacy of the resource recycling and extended producer responsibility system in Japan, Germany, China and France and offered suggestions for the amendment of articles pertaining to voluntary recycling in the Waste Disposal Act, including the central competent authority designating and announcing responsible enterprises to establish a joint recycling body and pay relevant recycling, clearance and disposal fees to the central competent authority. The recycling approach of waste PV modules was evaluated. Preliminary plans call for the Bureau of Energy to withhold the recycling, clearance and disposal fees, which shall be kept in an escrow account by the Bureau of Energy and transferred to the Environmental Protection Administration's Recycling Management Fund after the amendment to the Waste Disposal Act. In conjunction with the push for producer extended responsibility, it is recommended that solar photovoltaic module companies should launch a recycling system. After reviewing 6 categories of items, i.e. electric fans, tablet computers, refrigerators, washing machines, air-conditioners/heaters and PCs, to be added to the list of officially announced regulated recyclables, it is suggested that 4 of those items, i.e. air-conditioners/heaters, electric fans, portable computers and PCs, should be subjected to the regulations, and relevant definitions shall be revised. Investigations showed that waste processing facilities are hesitant to handle plastic bags due to the complex variety of their materials. This project studied and proposed recycling standards for plastic bags, while providing promotional materials on the EPA website for download. In addition, an auxiliary fuel test was conducted for labels on PET bottles, and the RDF calorific value was above 5,000 kcal/kg. The fifth Memorandum of Understanding on Recycling Waste Mobile Devices was signed this year. A total of 154 stores that signed the MOU and posted signs of the recycling were visited. On the other hand, to better understand the components of mobile phones, two types of phones were dissembled, i.e., smartphones and push-button cell phones. Results showed that the main components are batteries (26.9%) and plastics (31.9%).
Keyword	Management of general waste, Resource recycling, Extended producer responsibility

Absrtact

The project collected and compiled information on the content and implementation efficacy of the resource recycling and extended producer responsibility system in Japan, Germany, China and France and offered suggestions for the amendment of articles pertaining to voluntary recycling in the Waste Disposal Act, including the central competent authority designating and announcing responsible enterprises to establish a joint recycling body and pay relevant recycling, clearance and disposal fees to the central competent authority. The recycling approach of waste PV modules was evaluated. Preliminary plans call for the Bureau of Energy to withhold the recycling, clearance and disposal fees, which shall be kept in an escrow account by the Bureau of Energy and transferred to the Environmental Protection Administration's Recycling Management Fund after the amendment to the Waste Disposal Act. In conjunction with the push for producer extended responsibility, it is recommended that solar photovoltaic module companies should launch a recycling system. After reviewing 6 categories of items, i.e. electric fans, tablet computers, refrigerators, washing machines, air-conditioners/heaters and PCs, to be added to the list of officially announced regulated recyclables, it is suggested that 4 of those items, i.e. air-conditioners/heaters, electric fans, portable computers and PCs, should be subjected to the regulations, and relevant definitions shall be revised. Investigations showed that waste processing facilities are hesitant to handle plastic bags due to the complex variety of their materials. This project studied and proposed recycling standards for plastic bags, while providing promotional materials on the EPA website for download. In addition, an auxiliary fuel test was conducted for labels on PET bottles, and the RDF calorific value was above 5,000 kcal/kg. The fifth Memorandum of Understanding on Recycling Waste Mobile Devices was signed this year. A total of 154 stores that signed the MOU and posted signs of the recycling were visited. On the other hand, to better understand the components of mobile phones, two types of phones were dissembled, i.e., smartphones and push-button cell phones. Results showed that the main components are batteries (26.9%) and plastics (31.9%).

Keyword

Management of general waste, Resource recycling, Extended producer responsibility