This Act is formulated to conserve natural resources, reduce waste, promote recycling and reuse of materials, mitigate environmental loading, and build a society in which resources are used in a sustainable manner. The Act consists of 31 Articles divided into 6 Chapters: General Provisions (I); Source Management (II); Operational Management (III); Assistance and Incentive Measures (IV); Penalties (V); Supplementary Provisions (VI). The central competent authority shall establish a Renewable Resource Recycling and Reuse Promotion Committee that shall be responsible for the review of major policies and measures on the recycling and reuse of renewable resources. The production and sale of products shall avoid excessive packaging to reduce waste production and mitigate environmental loading. The central competent authority shall announce renewable resource items that must be reused. In addition, the central competent authority in consultation with the central industry competent authority may restrict or prohibit the import or export of renewable resources so as to effectively recycle and reuse domestic renewable resources.
Taiwan Province of China · 2002-07-03