The project period was from Mar 5, 2021 to Dec 15, 2021. The waste batteries collection campaign had been assisted and held by 2 chain convenient stores (7-11 and Family Mart) and 2 chain supermarket/wholesale companies (Million and A.Mart) from 8th to 21th September. The attracting point for consumers was that the waste battery collection could deduct the price for shopping. The collection volume of waste batteries reached 78,125.6 kg during the event. It was about 2 times over the usual collection average volume. The testing results of 15 secondary lithium batteries showed that most 3C products’ battery type is LiCo battery and most electrical vehicles are using Li-Co-Ni-Mn battery. The market information of secondary lithium batteries had been gathered and analyzed for domestic references, including mobile (electric or hybrid vehicles), wearable devices and 3C products, the EU collection management system and trend of power lithium batteries for electrical vehicles, the appropriated safety collection and storage rules for secondary lithium batteries, the recycling technologies and the development of retired EV batteries reusing. The draft of differential subsidy for secondary lithium batteries (NCM and LFP) were proposed and announced in May. By recycling waste batteries with the arc furnace, the 2 waste treatment plants Katec Creative Resources Corp. and Taiwan Steel Union Co.,Ltd. applying for adding waste batteries as one of their treating item had been postponed because of economic scale and operation strategy concern. The market trend and scope of LED lamps and OLED lamps had been investigated and analyzed for the evaluation of their recycling values and effectiveness. Also the recycling technologies of LED lamps and the mercury wastes international treatments had been searched and evaluated for future final disposal. The sampling results of 15 LED lamps showed that the main plastic material of LED lamps was PC but usually combined with different proportion materials. This results in the reduction of its recycled plastic’s value. Because of the increasing unit costs for LED and conventional lamps’ collection and recycling, the draft of their subsidy and levy rates were proposed and announced in May and November respectively. Keep tracing and consulting the desired entities like FGD Recycling Industrial Co., Ltd. for joining the LED lamps processing. 51 unregistered entities (20 lamps, 31 batteries) had been inspected through the web, retailers and screened list of customs from the first to third quarters. EPA will continue to pursue the recycling fees they should submit. Updating the achievements of the subsided innovation and research projects from 2012 to 2021. Both the 2021 educational session of reimbursement and the 2019~2020 achievement presentation conference for the subsided innovation and research projects had been held successfully.

collection and recycling, the fee rate and subsidy rate, heavy metal concentrations testing, subsidy for technical developments