According to studies, more than ten million tons of building construction and demolition wastes (CD&Ws) were generated each year in Taiwan. However, most of its contents such as concrete debris, brick, woods, plastics, and so on, are recyclable. With the global trend of sustainable development, the Taiwan EPA has geared to the recycling and reuse of all the CD&Ws. This research project completed the following work items: 1.Conducted meetings to add the hyperlink in each other’s systems, between EPA’s Waste Declaration and Auditing System and CPA’s (Construction and Planning Agency) Residual Soil Declaration and Auditing System, to improve the integration of both systems. 2.Developed testing specifications and validating procedures for 10 recycled products, and tested 30 recycled products. The testing results were all satisfactory. 3.Modified construction specification of 5 products, including road curb, concrete floor brick, concrete block, wood cement board, and pavement brick, to facilitate the reuse of construction and demolition wastes. 4.Maintained the website of Green Building Products and updated the information. 5.Conducted the feasibility study of imposing the installation of GPS for all the vehicles transporting the CD&Ws. The initial result shows it is feasible, but will need supporting actions for the policy. 6.Planed the execution models for the local counties to build a collection and recycling channel for CD&Ws generated from household remodeling. As a result, 3 execution models, and 2 types of compensation costs were proposed. 7.Developed the procedure and all the necessary documents for the local counties, who are interested in participating in the project of collecting and recycling CD&Ws, to apply for the compensation from EPA. In addition, a rating scheme was proposed for EPA to select the proper counties to participate in the project. 8.Studied and developed a draft regulation of collecting and recycling of CD&Ws generated from household remodeling. 9.Hold 3 workshops for promoting construction recycled products and 1 meeting for EPA to discuss all the related matters with all the delegates from local counties. With the implementation of all the above work items in the project, hopefully the market initiatives and demands for recycled products can be increased and all the CD&Ws properly recycled and reused

Construction,,demolition,,wastes,,reuse,,recycling