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A first in the history of Taiwan television programming, Taiwan Public Television Service (TPTS) lifts the veil of myth and mystery behind resource recycling with a groundbreaking new program, The New Green Story. Taiwanese hold a belief, reinforced in the popular media as far back as the early 1980s, that recycling is firmly ingrained in the fabric of Taiwan society. Our worries about society’s trash are largely assuaged by its diversion from the incinerator or landfill into other ends. Few bother to check where our wastes actually end up. Those who appreciate that wastes, like humans, have a life cycle are even fewer. The average citizen has little understanding of what happens to their waste after it is collected from the recycling bin. This program shows us the life cycle of many different kinds of manufactured products … from use and disposal, through to recycling and finally reprocessing into new material.
The New Green Story’s opening segment, “Golden Dream of Garbage” introduces the amazing story of how gold is prized from computer wastes. Not only are computers and other IT hardware being successfully mined for their gold, the recycling systems already in place are operated as profit-making businesses.
Are you aware that wastes have their own life cycle? Who can say for sure just where that glass or plastic bottle goes after it has been emptied, or just what “fate” has in store for your discarded cardboard box or metal can. The segment “Love through the Recycling Process” tells the story of spent containers, while “Helping Turn the Wheels of Tomorrow” tells the story of a sedan and the love between father and son, revealing the answer to what to do when your car finally “gives up the ghost”. How many of us are actually privy to the details of the “recycling” process? In the segment “The Hands Behind Life’s Processes” we follow the hands of an auto mechanic to see how recycled tires, lead acid batteries, and spent lubricants are reborn as new materials. Other segments, including “Eternal Love,” “It Matters Whether it is Bright or Not,” and “Good Neighbors Recycle” guide the viewer through modern-day recycling from a fresh, approachable perspective. Environmental protection, implemented with intelligence and enthusiasm, is an important step toward ensuring Taiwan’s future continues to shine ever brighter!
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