The purpose of this Act is for the effective clearance and disposal of waste, improvement of environmental sanitation and maintenance of public health. The transport, sorting, storage, discharge, methods, equipment and reuse of general waste recycling, clearance and disposal shall comply with the regulations of the central competent authority. The operation and monitoring for methods and facilities for storage, clearance and disposal of industrial waste shall be recorded in details and kept for at least three years for future reference. In order to be engaged in waste clearance or disposal, enterprises need to obtain the public or private waste clearance and disposal organization permission issued by the special municipality, county or city competent authority or organization commissioned by the central competent authority. The import, export, transit and transshipment of industrial waste may commence only after receipt of permission granted by the special municipality, county or city competent authority; for hazardous industrial waste, additional approval from the central competent authority is necessary.
Taiwan Province of China · 1974-07-26