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The Recycling of End-of-Life Vehicles(ELVs) in Taiwan  

Tsai, Min-Shing (The Formosa Association of Resource Recycling)
Chen, Wei-Sheng (Resource Recycling Management and Research Center, National Cheng Kung University)
Wu, Chung-Liu (Institute of Environment and Resources)
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Resources Recycling / v.14, no.3, 2005 , pp. 6-15 More about this Journal
Abstract
The overall area of Taiwan is 36,006 km$^2$ and population was about 22,535,000 persons in 2003. The population density became 625persons/km$^2$. The economic of Taiwan progress since 1970. Gross national production in 2004 increased by 2.3 trillion or 493% relative to 1981. The number of automobiles in 1981 was 821,862, and increase to 6,389,186 in 2004. The number of motorcycles in 1981 were 4,591,547 and increase to 12,793,950 in 2004. The vehicle growth rate of automobile and motorcycle was 677% and 178% respectively. The recycling end-of-life vehicles(ELVs) is specified in the Waste Disposal Act. Its main content is the system of asking the vehicle manufacturer and importing agents, who are responsible for recycling of the ELVs. The recycling task on ELVs was startedinitially in 1993. It is required that the manufacturers and importing agents deposit certain ratios of Waste Vehicle Disposal Fees proportional to the number of vehicle they manufacture and import into Taiwan under sales. This report will introduce the current status of ELVs recycling in Taiwan, and the future direction, as well as measures proceeding for the EPA- Fund Management Committee(RMFC) operating in the fiture.
Keywords
End-of Life Vehicles; Dismantling; Recycling; Taiwan;
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