The Executive Yuan initiated a programme to investigate the flow of industrial wastes and to identify mitigation opportunities since 1990. Under the coordination and cooperation among various governmental agencies and departments over 3 years, a much comprehensive picture of waste generating sources and their respective treatment facilities is gradually revealing. Further work for the next 5 years will be focus on the harmonising of regulations on waste treatment and the resources recycling, with additional consideration on development of the relative international treaties and opinions from various domestic stakeholders. The phenomena of surplus capacity for most existing waste treatment facilities was observed through this project, and estimated around 70% of industrial wastes is recyclable. Therefore it is deemed that a more efficient used of facilities and upgrading the quality of treatment will be more appropriate than expanding capacity. Furthermore, the impacts of harmonised regulations on competency of existing institutional structure will need to be revised and planned promptly. A preliminary action plan to accommodating such institutional structure adjustments were drawn out by this project. The results will serve as the backbone for designing more consolidated implementing policies for various wastes disposal schemes. A much explicit baseline data on domestic waste streams and parameters for estimation modeling could all be expected for the following 5 years. The competent authority will then be able to evaluate the market value for recycled industrial wastes and draw much realistic cost curves for precautious policies setting and subsequent adjustments.

Management Strategy, Waste, Action Plan