(1)Due to the various conditions of the 5 domestic waste battery disposing facilities, the surveying for cost investigation shows divergent results. Thus, we generate the unit cost of collecting and recycling for different type batteries, and calculate the minimum, the average and the maximum value. Then substitute the 3 values into EPA’s rating formula and calculate the suggest subsidy rate for waste battery collection and recycling based on the reflecting cost and annual balance principles. (2)Comparing the unit cost of waste battery collecting and recycling with EPA’s subsidy rate, the subsidies of primary Li battery and Ni-Cd battery should be in the rational range. However, the subsidies of Mn-Zn battery, alkaline battery, secondary Li battery, and Ni-MH battery should be raised considerably. On contrary, the subsidies of button Li battery and others should be reduced or stayed the same. (3)Comparing the suggest subsidy rate for waste battery collection and recycling with 2006 EPA’s subsidy rate, the EPA’s subsidies of primary Li battery, button Li battery, other button batteries and Ni-Cd battery should be in the rational range. The EPA’s subsidies of Mn-Zn battery, alkaline battery and secondary Li battery should be raised considerably. And the EPA’s subsidy of Ni-MH battery should be reduced. (4)Propose to increase the restrictions and cooperative duties on battery producers and distributors. For instance, require battery producers using more recyclable raw materials, put restrictions on using the hazardous substances as raw materials, promote the 「Extended Producer Responsibility」 and strengthen the cooperation of battery distributors while carry out the planned strategies. (5)Collect the information of waste battery collection and recycling organizations of European Union members like Germany, Netherlands and Belgium. The current conditions of battery production and sales, waste battery collection and recycling, and related environmental regulations and strategies are also included. Then analyze the differences of waste battery collection and recycling system between domestic and foreign battery markets base on the information described above. (6)After analyzing domestic and foreign battery markets and discussing the factors which may affect battery producers in waste battery collection, auditing the sales quantity of battery producers, setting the collection points regarding to locations’ characteristics, and exerting the media for waste battery collection promotion should be the 4 important tasks for achieving high collection rate in the future. (7)Finish the consulting and evaluating tasks for 5 domestic waste battery disposal facilities as following: EVERMORE International Environmental Co., TINSHFOM Environment Co., Ltd., HUAN HSU Enterprise Co. Ltd., Shin-Ho Environmental Technology Inc. and CHIN HSIN ENVIRON. ENGINEERING. Also require the 5 disposal facilities to reply the specific improvements discovered by committee members. Thus, the working environment and processes of waste battery disposal facilities can be level up. (8)According to the documents of foreign environmental department and third party surveying and the 2005 field trip to the specific foreign waste battery disposal facilities, it is obvious that the relating departments or organizations all give the positive comments for those waste battery disposal facilities in their own country. Therefore, we can assure that the waste batteries exported from domestic are carefully processed. (9)Collect the government regulations relating to waste battery collection and recycling from various countries like Japan, Korea, United States of America, and European Union members. Plan to draw up the regulations and controlling strategies for waste battery recycling facilities based on the information provided above. (10)For domestic and foreign waste battery recycling, the regulations and controlling strategies should have the corresponding tactics. Already evaluate the feasibilities in 4 different aspects: technology, economic, social acceptance and policy support. (11)In order to achieve the effective collection for waste batteries and make consumers willing to send waste batteries back, we plan to combine the battery producers with battery distributors as a whole. And held the 「Promoting the Participation in Waste Battery Collection and Recycling System and Notifying the Proposed Subsidy Rate for Battery Producers and Distributors」 meeting in Jan, 12, 2007. (12) In order to make local executive departments and municipalities realize their roles and duties in the waste battery collection and recycling system and promote the effective collection, we held 2 waste battery collection promotion meetings. One was in Kaohsiung on Jan, 23, 2007, and the other one was in Taipei on Jan, 25, 2007. (13)Propose「Guidance for assisting battery producers and distributors to participate in waste battery collection」, 「Procedure for making the restrictions on battery producers and distributors for waste battery collection」, 「Strategies for making the effective waste battery collection」and 「Tactics for promoting battery distributors to participate in waste battery collection」 4 important tasks for improving the waste battery collection of battery producers and distributors, also making the better effective waste battery collection.

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