Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan (EPA) promulgated “Recyclable Waste Auditing and Certification Regulation” based on Article 18, paragraph 2 of “Waste Disposal Act”. EPA Recycling Fund Management Committee is in accordance with the audited and certificated amount by auditing and certification group to subsidize the organizations. TUV Reinland Taiwan Ltd. (TUV) was entrusted by EPA to carry out the project “Auditing and Certification Group on Regulated Recyclable Waste (Plastic Waste Containers), from January 01, 2008 to Dec 31, 2008. Seventeen subsidized organizations were audited and certificated during this period. The collected and treated amounts of waste plastic containers 169,261,011 kilograms and 167,858,394 kilograms, respectively. TUV auditing and certification team found 2,236,049 kilograms of mixed item and prevented over subsidy of NTD 17,485,825. It therefore had positive effects for waste recycling auditing and certification system. TUV executed 197 times of accounting audit and inventory check, 196 times of environment-safety-health audit, 2,587 times of facility check, 61,807 hours of CCTV monitoring check in the project. The total results of major deviation and abnormal events found through regular/irregular inspections and audits were 137, mainly mixed item of incoming shipments, as well as abnormal certified quantity. For better understanding and management on the type of PET、 PP/PE and PS plastic containers, TUV had accomplished a special program by providing the service on “bottle-to-bottle counting inspection” for EPA with 24 batches in 2008. To enhance the control mechanism and assure the proper treatment/disposal on wastes, TUV had accomplished 17 times of outside inspection program of “Derivative wastes tracking”. In accordance with the current situation and problems found, TUV had not only provided concrete solutions for improvement, but also proposed several programs and recommendations for enhancing the auditing and certification efficiency and modification. Last, TUV provided several recommendations based on the management experience on recycling plants and current situation of recycling system. Recommendations include identification mark for PLA bottles, specific certification procedure for non-labeled bottles, punishment rules for repeating mistakes, increasing communication between local agencies, classification management on recycling plant, obliged recyclable item for packaging liner and latest recycling material price providing.

Waste Plastic Containers, Auditing and Certification Body, Obliged Recyclable Waste, Collected/Treated Amount