Based on experiences of “eco-industrial parks” in advanced countries, the EPA has initiated planning for the establishment of eco-industrial parks since 2002 to upgrade Taiwan’s environmental protection technologies and grasp the global trend of energy saving and carbon reduction. The implementation of this project is to establish environmental science and technology parks (ESTPs) and promote eco-industrial parks (EIPs). With regard to the establishment of ESTPs in this year’s project, we have finished the planned work items, including auditing & consulting tasks for the enterprises stationed in ESTPs, reviewing subsidy plans for qualified enterprises, and calling relevant meetings such as business investment seminars, R&D symposium & training session, etc. Until July 31, 2009, a total of 80 companies have been approved to be stationed in ESTPs, the sold areas of land are 48.6 hectares, the total investments are NT$18.7 billion, annual production values are NT$34.9 billion, providing 2,562 people in employment, and recycled resources are 2.53 million tones. Regarding the symbiosis of resource-recycling, we also have completed the planning of symbiotic resource-recycling networks in four ESTPs, Hsinchu, Yongan and Changhua Coastal industrial parks, as well as compilation 2008 statistics of resources recycling in Kaohsiung ESTP: 121,000 tons of resources recycling and 27,000 tons of renewable material or recycled products generated with the projected annual output value of NT$ 0.73 billion. Based on the above results, it shows that EPA fosters the development of 4 ESTPs and the promotion of EIPs, which have gradually created the perfect balance between economic development and sustainable environment.

Environmental Science and Technology Park, Resource recycle, Symbiotic Resource-recycling Network, Eco-industrial Park