Waste Management/Daily Per Capita Waste Generation Hits 14-Year Low

摘要

The EPA's latest statistics show that last year over 6.72 million tons of garbage was cleared away in the Taiwan area. This marks a reduction of 0.53 million tons compared to last year and shows that the daily per capita volume of garbage picked up by clearance vehicles is just 0.829 kg. This is the lowest volume of waste posted since 1988 and can be attributed to the advancement of resource recycling and waste reduction policies. In recent years, domestic commercial activities have flourished in Taiwan and the society has become largely affluent. Such trends have resulted in the generation of a vast amount of waste was well as complex problems in dealing with this scale of waste on such a small island. Working to prevent further harm to the environment and human health, the government began focusing special effort on the construction and management of sanitary landfills and incinerators designed for the appropriate disposal of various waste materials. An equally important measure to reduce garbage amounts was the advancement of resource recycling policies.