| 英文摘要 |
The project collaborates with the Department of Resource Circulation of the Ministry of Environment under the "Zero Waste Resource Circulation" strategy. Through resource recycling and reuse, it aims to align economic growth with evolving resource circulation, enhancing the technical capability of recycling treatment and the strength of management systems, to achieve greater reduction of general waste and promote resource recovery. The initiative also pushes for cross-industry cooperative linkage models to promote the sustainable use of raw materials and builds diverse partnerships to collaboratively advance the overarching goal of sustainability.
The project includes five main tasks: developing a strategic blueprint and guidelines for electronic product circulation, establishing strategic alliances to promote circular demonstration work, promoting the recycling of mobile phones and small home appliances, drafting levy and subsidy rate plans and implementing related promotion measures, advancing international cooperation and exchange in electronic waste management, and reviewing the scope of products under responsibility and conducting reverse recycling management for four major appliances. These efforts aim to strengthen the overall management system for recycling electronic and IT equipment and improve operational effectiveness.
During the project period, the following were accomplished: a strategic blueprint encompassing four main aspects was drafted—circular design focusing on green design and production, source management involving shifts in consumption patterns and market creation, enhanced recycling through resource recovery and reuse, and regeneration through the use of recycled materials—along with nine strategic actions proposed. A circular electronics alliance was formed, with participation from 20 companies and units. Three future work directions were outlined: increasing the usage of recycled materials, extending product life, and enhancing product circularity. Sixteen circular demonstration models for electronics were defined, supplemented by concrete domestic and international case studies. A study of mobile phone management models in Europe, the US, and Japan was conducted, leading to strengthened guidelines for brand companies in mobile phone recycling management. Two mobile phone collection events were successfully held for the public. Although the final disposal path for small home appliances poses no current issues, from a circular perspective, promoting product repair and reuse pathways was recommended.
Concerning green rate applications for electronics, three applications (involving seven products) were accepted and reviewed. To facilitate the high-value reuse of waste LCD panels, a refined subsidy rate plan was completed and submitted. The review of recycling and processing costs recommended reducing subsidy rates for certain items: LCD TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, LCD monitors, mainframes, and printers, while keeping other items unchanged. Recommendations to increase levy rates included washing machines, mainframes, monitors, and portable computers, with other items remaining unchanged. International cooperation and exchange efforts, noted during annual meetings, revealed that countries such as El Salvador, Chile, and Panama have significant development potential in electronic waste management in terms of legislation, technical capabilities, and processing capacity. Taiwan could maintain contact with these nations to share development experiences.
The review of the current scope of managed electronic and IT items focused on adding exclusions for telecom terminal equipment under tablet definitions and scope. The definition and scope of personal computers were expanded to include commonly requested exclusions, adding "digital surveillance and recording systems" as an exclusion. Recent implementation of energy subsidy policies led to a significant increase in recycling declaration volumes, with more retailers shifting to electronic declaration methods, effectively reducing the environmental bureau’s paper-based issuance of recycling tickets.
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