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Waste Disposal Statistics

Unit: Metric Tonnes
Category \ Year 2023 2024
Facility Hsinchu Xiangshan Hsinchu Xiangshan
General Industrial Waste and Domestic Waste 14.09 - 12.20 2.44
Resource Recycling 4.17 - 17.16 3.43
Packaging Material Reuse 24.38 - 26.70 0
Recyclable Waste with Potential Hazards (Scrap Materials) 1.77 - 6.93 0.00
Total Waste Volume 44.41 - 62.99 5.87
Waste Intensity (tonnes/NT$ million in revenue) 0.043 0.064

Note:

  1. Domestic waste is not weighed directly. Estimations are based on the Environmental Protection Administration's environmental statistics database
    Avg. daily generation: 1.359 kg/person (2023)
    Avg. daily generation: 1.382 kg/person (2024)
  2. The Xiangshan facility officially began operations in November 2024.
  3. Recyclable materials include: waste paper, scrap metal, paper containers, glass containers, plastic containers, and aluminum/steel cans, among others.
  4. Recyclable waste with potential hazards refers to recovered scrap materials. These materials are non-hazardous during storage and transport; however, certain recycling processes may generate hazardous byproducts at treatment facilities.