To strengthen the performance of e-waste recycling management, in this project, we completed the tasks as follows: 1) Feasibility study on the expansion of the mandatory recycling items list in the aspects of targets, scales and take-back models. 2) Collaboration among shipping companies, recyclers and producers to conduct self-operating take-back programs. 3) Study on the improvement of the take-back e-document system for large home appliances and the investigation on using serial numbers as a tracking tool for e-waste. 4) Investigation on auto-processing procedure and mechanisms for e-waste as well as the suggestion for the standards of facilities and operations, subsidy policies etc. Suggestions for the qualification criteria for eligible take-back items. 5) Taiwan-US collaboration on holding the International E-Waste Management Network Meeting in the Philippines.Editing training materials for e-waste management personnel, compilation of the e-waste management status in member countries of IEMN, and, maintenance of the IEMN website. 6) Support to the meetings of the RFMB recycling-fee reviewing committee.

Waste home appliances, Waste IT equipment, E-waste Recycling technology, E-waste management system, International E-waste management Network