Cell Phone Recycling Included into Legislation to Extend Producers’ Responsibility
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標題Cell Phone Recycling Included into Legislation to Extend Producers’ Responsibility的月份是12, 年度是2023, 分類是Resource Circulation, 全文是It was announced in 2006 that cell phones are an item to be recycled by the cleaning squads in Taiwan, to assist the public to recycle cell phones at ....
| 編號 | 4366 |
| 標題 | Cell Phone Recycling Included into Legislation to Extend Producers’ Responsibility |
| 摘要 | New smartphones are launched every year, and six million cell phones are sold in Taiwan every year. A cell phone contains lots of chemical elements and substance in its parts, but recycling them will large reduce the needs for new materials as well as carbon emissions. The MOENV’s Resource Circulation Administration (RECA) is planning legislation of cell phone recycling, asking cell phone brands and retailers to be accountable for recycling, clearance, and disposal, allowing cell phones that are no longer in use to be recycled for reuse. It is hoped enterprises will come up with circulation services such as cell phone leasing or maintenance. The target is to recycle 15% cell phones by 2025 and 30% by 2030. |
| 全文 | It was announced in 2006 that cell phones are an item to be recycled by the cleaning squads in Taiwan, to assist the public to recycle cell phones at home that are no longer in use. Starting from 2008, there have been collaborations with cell phone brands and retailers for recycling programs. During this period there have been legislation in USA and EU to hold cell phone enterprises accountable for cell phone recycling, such as E-wastes recycling regulations in respective states of the US, the EU’s Directive on the Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) and Japan’s Act on Promotion of Recycling of Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (廢舊小型電子產品等再資源化促進法). Statistics of recent years indicate that more 15% of cell phones were recycled in Europe, the US and Japan. The cell phone recycling rate reached a record high of 12% in Taiwan in 2022, but there is still room for improvement. The MOENV’s survey has shown that more than 50% of people keep their old cell phones at home and do not recycle them. A deeper look reveals reasons including not knowing where to recycle them, lack of incentives, and worries about exposure of private information. Seeing this, the RECA has started working on drafting the Regulations Governing Sorting and Recycling Labels Concerning Mobile Phone Manufacturers and Importers” (應標示分類回收標誌之行動電話製造、輸入業者範圍及其他應遵行事項) while discussing with cell phone brands and retailers. The aim is to switch from the previous approach, with only promotion campaigns to encourage people to voluntarily recycle their old phones, to the new one that includes cell phone recycling into legislation and holds cell phone brands and retailers responsible for recycling. Besides continuing the current recycling, such legislation efforts will increase percentage of circulation services, such as recycling, leasing, buyback, or maintenance. The target is set to recycle 15% cell phones by 2025 and 30% by 2030. The draft regulations are expected to be promulgated in 2024. |
| 年度 | 2023 |
| 月份 | 12 |
| 分類 | Resource Circulation |
| 檔案位置 | https://enews.moenv.gov.tw/Page/3B3C62C78849F32F/085ceca0-537b-4379-95c1-cc12b395695b |
編號4366 |
標題Cell Phone Recycling Included into Legislation to Extend Producers’ Responsibility |
摘要New smartphones are launched every year, and six million cell phones are sold in Taiwan every year. A cell phone contains lots of chemical elements and substance in its parts, but recycling them will large reduce the needs for new materials as well as carbon emissions. The MOENV’s Resource Circulation Administration (RECA) is planning legislation of cell phone recycling, asking cell phone brands and retailers to be accountable for recycling, clearance, and disposal, allowing cell phones that are no longer in use to be recycled for reuse. It is hoped enterprises will come up with circulation services such as cell phone leasing or maintenance. The target is to recycle 15% cell phones by 2025 and 30% by 2030. |
全文It was announced in 2006 that cell phones are an item to be recycled by the cleaning squads in Taiwan, to assist the public to recycle cell phones at home that are no longer in use. Starting from 2008, there have been collaborations with cell phone brands and retailers for recycling programs. During this period there have been legislation in USA and EU to hold cell phone enterprises accountable for cell phone recycling, such as E-wastes recycling regulations in respective states of the US, the EU’s Directive on the Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) and Japan’s Act on Promotion of Recycling of Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (廢舊小型電子產品等再資源化促進法). Statistics of recent years indicate that more 15% of cell phones were recycled in Europe, the US and Japan. The cell phone recycling rate reached a record high of 12% in Taiwan in 2022, but there is still room for improvement. The MOENV’s survey has shown that more than 50% of people keep their old cell phones at home and do not recycle them. A deeper look reveals reasons including not knowing where to recycle them, lack of incentives, and worries about exposure of private information. Seeing this, the RECA has started working on drafting the Regulations Governing Sorting and Recycling Labels Concerning Mobile Phone Manufacturers and Importers” (應標示分類回收標誌之行動電話製造、輸入業者範圍及其他應遵行事項) while discussing with cell phone brands and retailers. The aim is to switch from the previous approach, with only promotion campaigns to encourage people to voluntarily recycle their old phones, to the new one that includes cell phone recycling into legislation and holds cell phone brands and retailers responsible for recycling. Besides continuing the current recycling, such legislation efforts will increase percentage of circulation services, such as recycling, leasing, buyback, or maintenance. The target is set to recycle 15% cell phones by 2025 and 30% by 2030. The draft regulations are expected to be promulgated in 2024. |
年度2023 |
月份12 |
分類Resource Circulation |
檔案位置https://enews.moenv.gov.tw/Page/3B3C62C78849F32F/085ceca0-537b-4379-95c1-cc12b395695b |