英文摘要 |
The four major achievements of this project conclude as follows:
1. Hosting the 7th Expert Conference on Solid Waste Management in Asia and Pacific Islands (SWAPI)
(1)Thirty seven experts from eleven countries, including China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, the United States, and Vietnam, participated in the 7th SWAPI in Taipei, with nine of the experts fully subsidized.
(2) The 7th SWAPI conference included two expert meetings, one seminar, and four technical tours. The achievements of the 7th SWAPI conference included: (a) the exchange of practical experiences and regulations of recycling incinerator ash, (b) the establishment of the consultation and information exchange channels on the waste management issues in the Asia-Pacific region, and (c) providing valuable lessons for the future international cooperation.
2. Domestic Implementation of Transboundary movement(TBM)of the Waste
(1) The establishment and operation of the Basel Convention Expert Committee in 2010: (a) holding two meetings to discuss issues such as the OEWG7, the E-WASTE 2010, the 5th ICWMT reports, (b) hosting the 7th SWAPI conference in Taipei, and (c) drafting the domestic TBM waste regulations.
(2) Providing legal advises on the regulations regarding the TBM of the waste to the EPA, including: (a) a buffer period for the regulation implementation, and a revised framework for the waste import/export TBM regulations, for the waste TBM list, and for the review process of the waste TBM permit, (b) the review criteria for the banned import/export materials, according to the 38th article of the revised Waste Disposal Act, and (c) a detailed plan for implementing the revised Waste Disposal Act, such as the waste import procedure, the required import documents, the review process by the competent authority, and necessary assistance to the customs.
(3) Assisting the EPA in managing the waste TBM and related issues, including inquiring the Chinese regulatory information, the identification of specific wastes such as the Copper(II) oxide, the Copper Clad Laminate (CCL)、the Electric Arc Furnace Flue Dust and so on.
3. International Participation at the global level
(1)At the global level: (a) a summarization of the background, the milestones, the implementations, the main content, the documents and the participation in the Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment(PACE), (b) the inclusion in the PACE one ad-interim project group on Environmentally Sound Management Criteria, and four project groups on refurbishment, recycling and TBM of used computing equipment, and (c) attending the Seventh session of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention(OEWG7).
(2) At the regional level: participating and completing full reports on two Asia-Pacific waste conferences, the E-waste 2010 - South Pacific Region E-waste workshop in Brisbane, Australia, and the 5th International Conference on Waste Management and Technologies in Beijing, China.
4. The Collection and promotion of the Basel Convention related information
(1)The evaluation of 61 news, articles, reports and papers related to the Basel Convention, the E-waste and the TBM of waste.
(2) The maintenance and updates of the Basel Convention information website, including the Chinese and English versions (http://wm.epa.gov.tw/web/index.htm).
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