Not too long ago, Taiwan was overflowing with garbage and wallowing in mountains of dumpsite trash such as broken furniture, rubbish, tires, chemicals and plastic waste. In 1993, the trash collection rate on the island was only about 70%, and a few years later, two-thirds of the nation’s landfills were full or nearly full. Taiwan had become a garbage dump nation.
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This Article was published in the Magazine “Centered on Taipei” Issue of August 2019 (Vol.19 | 10)
Pages 8 and 9, Text : Pai Su-Yu Images : Tao
