TAIWAN

Chen, I-Hsing

Recycling Fund Management Board

EPA, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Definitions and Background• The definition of WEEE Subject to Taiwan’s EPR Law.

• RRW e-waste in charge by RFMB, EPAT.

RRW: Regulated Recycling Waste that regulated by Waste Disposal Act

Hazardous Waste: Produced by industry that is toxic or dangerous and the concentration or volume of which

is sufficient to influence human health or pollute the environment

Under current framework, WEEE from industry is categorized as hazardous waste in disposal and

import/export stages

1998.03 1998.06 2001.01 2002.07 2007.10 2008.072007.07 2014.03

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HIDCCFL LVD

Statistics

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0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

2011 2012 2013

78,939 95,061 102,365

35,719

32,848 32,275 5,220

7,213 5,416

ton

year

Home appliance IT equipment Lighting bulb

0

50

100

150

200

2011 2012 2013

65.6480.41

88.62

46.91 42.93 40.08

73.89

186.55

126.25

collection rate(%)

year

Home appliance IT equitment lighting bulb

Certified Collection Amount Certified Collection Rate

Current Status of WEEE Regulation

Fund ManagementProducer Recycling System

Recycling Fund Management Board

Fee Subsidy

The management

measures for

manufacturers

and importers of

new RRW

products

The management measures of scale,

registration, cancellation of registration,

reporting and other relevant matters of the

collection and recycling enterprises

Collector RecyclerRetailers

Management measures for

application and review of

subsidies regarding the collection

and recycling of RRW

The operational

measures of

auditing and

certification of RRW

Waste Appliance Take-back Policies

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Standards for the operations and facilities for

the collection, storage, transportation and

recycling of RRW

Recycling Rate Review

Committee

Auditing and Certification

Supervisory Committee

Current Status of WEEE Regulation

2013~2014 update

• Differential Fee:

– Recycling fees for environmental

friendly Electrical and Electronic

Equipment are 30% lower.

• New RRW :

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PadCCFL LVD

Current Status of E-Waste Industries

The number of Collectors increased while the number of

Recyclers decreased.

EPAT updated materials recycling and recovery

specifications for ESM.

Fluorescent powder (CRT TV:0.006kg/unit, CRT

monitor:0.0025kg/unit)(in draft)

Coolant (Air conditioner:0.20 Kg/unit, Refrigerator

0.03kg/unit)

新竹縣

高雄縣

屏東縣

台東縣

台南縣

嘉義縣

台北縣及基隆市

花蓮縣南投縣

雲林縣

彰化縣

台中縣

苗栗縣

宜蘭縣

桃園縣

新竹

台中

嘉義

台南

高雄

台東

花蓮

Item Collectors Recyclers

Home Appliance 246 12

IT Equipment 241 15

Lighting Blub 190 6

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Current Status of E-Waste Industries

Summary of technologies/processes used and level of

environmentally sound management (ESM):

– Use recycled materials from waste lightings to make a new

one.

– Pilot study of the LCD panel recycling process.

• HCFCs has been prohibited in Taiwan since 2011, So the

recyclers have to adjust their disposal treatment processes for

refrigerator, which using the Hydrocarbon blowing agent

(Cyclopentane) as refrigerant, for safety purpose.

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Other Relevant Projects

Item technology

Printed Circuit Board Printed Circuit Board recycling

technology

Refrigerator PUR and ABS recycling technology

LCD TV and monitor LCD Panel treatment technology

LC recycling technology

CRT TV and monitor Funnel glass recycling technology

Lighting Bulb Recycle Rare Metals(Eu and Y)

from Fluorescent powder

Fluorescent powder purification

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L.C. means liquid crystal

Prospects and Challenges

• Encourage green design and enhance treatment

performance by economic means.

• Improve the system performance and treatment

technology

– 1. CRT glass and LCD panel treatment.

– 2. HCFC collect safely.

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資源回收管理基金管理委員會Recycling Fund Management Board

Environmental Protection Administrationhttp://recycle.epa.gov.tw

Thank You for Your Attention

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