Waste Disposal Act Article 15

For the purposes of this Chapter, “regulated recyclable waste” refers to waste designated by the central competent authority as waste for the purpose of promoting the circular utilization of resources, thereby reducing the footprints of material life cycles on the environment and ecology. Such waste may be categorized as:I. Waste generated after the consumption or use of products, or their packaging or containers that possess any of the following characteristics:1. Being difficult to clear or dispose of;2. Containing components that are not readily biodegradable over the long term;3. Containing hazardous substances; or4. Possessing value for recycling and reuse.II. As designated by the central competent authority, waste generated from the use of renewable energy power generation equipment.For the recyclable waste referred to in Subparagraph 1 of the preceding paragraph, the manufacturers, importers or sellers of the products, or the manufacturers, importers, or sellers of raw materials for the products or their packaging or containers, shall be responsible for collection, clearance, and disposal. For the recyclable waste referred to in Subparagraph 2 of the preceding paragraph, the manufacturers, importers, or installers of renewable energy power generation equipment shall be responsible for collection, clearance, and disposal.The designation of the products or their packaging or containers referred to in Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1, and the designation of the renewable energy power generation equipment referred to in Subparagraph 2 of the preceding paragraph, and the scope of enterprises responsible for collection, clearance, and disposal referred to in the same paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the “responsible enterprises”) shall be publicly announced by the central competent authority.
中文原文 廢棄物清理法第15條
本章所稱應回收廢棄物,指為促進廢棄物循環利用,減輕物質生命週期對環境生態之影響,符合下列情形之一之廢棄物,經中央主管機關指定者:
一、物品或其包裝、容器經食用或使用後,足以產生下列性質之一之廢棄物:
(一)不易清除處理。
(二)含長期不易腐化之成分。
(三)含有害物質之成分。
(四)具回收再利用之價值。
二、經中央主管機關指定之再生能源發電設備經使用後產生之廢棄物。
前項第一款應回收廢棄物,由該物品或其包裝、容器之製造、輸入、販賣或原料之製造、輸入、販賣業者負責回收、清除、處理;第二款應回收廢棄物,由再生能源發電設備之製造、輸入或設備設置者負責回收、清除、處理。
第一項第一款物品或其包裝、容器、第二款再生能源發電設備之指定及前項應負責回收、清除、處理之業者(以下簡稱責任業者)範圍,由中央主管機關公告之。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.