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Municipal Solid Waste Management in Taiwan: From Solid Waste to Sustainable Material Management

Authors : Harvey Houng, Shu-Hung Shen, Hsiao-Kang Ma

Published in: Municipal Solid Waste Management in Asia and the Pacific Islands

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Ever since the “Solid Waste Disposal Act” was established in 1974, Taiwan has been developing waste management for nearly four decades. Over the years, the substantial increase in the amount of solid waste and the indiscriminate disposal of waste had caused serious environmental pollution problems. In 1984, the “Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Disposal Plan” set landfill as the initial goal and incineration as the long-term policy. The “MSW Disposal Plan” was promulgated in 1991, empowering the Government to construct 21 incineration plants to relieve from the burdens of MSW pollution.

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Title: Municipal Solid Waste Management in Taiwan: From Solid Waste to Sustainable Material Management
Authors: Harvey Houng
Shu-Hung Shen
Hsiao-Kang Ma
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: Municipal Solid Waste Management in Asia and the Pacific Islands
Print ISBN: 978-981-4451-72-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-4451-73-4

Copyright Year: 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4451-73-4_16