On July 5, 1997, Environmental Protection Administration of Taiwan publicized the recycling of electric & electronic appliance wastes that include four items, namely, television, refrigerator, washing machine, and air conditioner. To encourage the recycling of discarded electric & electronic appliance wastes, the EPA on December 15, 1999 announced the principle for approving treatment applications. Firms applying for subsidies to recycle electric & electronic appliance wastes need to follow these principles. According to the EPA's announcement, discarded appliance which fall under the scope of these principles include television sets, washing machines, refrigerators, and air conditioners. When applying for subsidies, interested firms must submit proof first that they have the capacity to process televisions and refrigerators and must either—1. be a certified public or private electric & electronic appliance wastes treatment organization 2. be a permitted resource recovery factory for discarded electric & electronic appliance wastes, or 3. conform with other EPA approval methods. The objectives of the project i n this report is to help EPA in revising the supervising statute of this system and assessing these subsidy teams to ensure the effectiveness and fairness of this subsiding system.

recycling,Electric ＆ Electronic Appliance Wastes