Amendments for Industrial Wastes Categorized As Industrial Raw Materials Preannounced

摘要

On 13 August 2018, the EPA preannounced the revised first item of the Industrial Wastes Categorized As Industrial Raw Materials. The amendments adjust the import conditions for plastic and paper wastes and specifically regulate quality control. Before the preannouncement, the EPA collected opinions from all quarters, listened to the public's concerns for environmental impacts caused by imported industrial materials, and took into account China's recent ban on waste imports to strengthen quality control for imported materials and protect Taiwan's resource recycling system. As a result, the original draft revision was adjusted after evaluation.