The portion of food waste in the municipal solid waste was estimated to 23.7% in Taiwan, most of which are perishable and result in disagreeable odor because of high content of biodegradable matters. Obviously it is not an adequate strategy to dump in landfill because of high concentration in leaching wastewater, and recycling is believed to be a better strategy. This project has finished several tasks as required by EPA, such as： assessments in kitchen waste recycling of the local government, technique assessments of twenty composting plant, to provide the knowledge for adequate operation. Meanwhile, for the improvement of the effectiveness in utilization, anaerobic digestion and drying as feeding was also investigated. On the other hand, a guidebook of operation and management was edited for the reference of the executors in kitchen waste recycling. To encourage citizen comply with the requirement of kitchen waste recycling, an education video program was produced and broadcasted in TV. Thanks to the efforts of every counties and cities, the total amount of recycled kitchen waste was attained 1,200 ton/d, which reaches the target of 2005. For further promotion, it is very important to study an adequate strategy in utilization, and minimize the pollution emitted.

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