This project, executed from 22 January 2021 to 30 November 2022, aims to provide guidance and auditing of the verified operating volume or import volume of designated responsible enterprises with small fee payments whose average annual recycling, clearance and disposal fees are less than or equal to NTD50,000 according to the ‘Waste Disposal Act’ enacted by the Recycling Fund Management Board under the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA). The objective of this project is to inspect 1,800 enterprises. By the end of this final report, 1,803 enterprises have been audited, reaching 100% of the targeted number of enterprises. The accumulated amount of recycling, clearance and disposal fees to be collected from the audited enterprises through on-site inspections is NTD5,422,752. Among the 1,803 enterprises which were inspected on site, 195 enterprises overpaid the fees and 631 underpaid the fees. By October 28, 2022, 602 out of the 631 enterprises that underpaid the fees (i.e., 95% of the these enterprises) have submitted fee deficiencies. Of the total accumulated sum of fee deficiencies, 84% (i.e., NTD4,565,562) has been collected. Among the 1,887 inspections of responsible enterprises eligible for using verified operating volume or import volume, 529 inspections-related enterprises are willing to adopt this method. The relevant list can be provided to EPA for follow-ups. Comments collected from the audited responsible enterprises with small fee payments have been sorted and statistically analyzed for policymakers' reference with regard to future policymaking. Based on the results of the implementation of this project, suggestions on the operating volume or import volume verification method and the action plans of the next project have been provided.

all payments, responsible enterprises, recycling-clearance-disposal fees,