Waste management in Taiwan

[3] The legislation was aimed at improving sanitation in Japanese cities[3] and made waste disposal a municipal responsibility.

Recycling in Taiwan started as a private effort, but the initiative soon became overrun with fraud and other scandals due to ineffective government regulation.

[8][9] Taiwan's limited space to build trash incinerators and landfills were recognized as a problem,[4][10] but from the 1980s and as late as 1996, waste was freely placed in the streets for collection.

[13][14] In some areas such as Taipei City, nonrecyclables must be collected in colour-coded bags that can be bought at convenience stores.

Songs played include Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska's "Maiden's Prayer" and Ludwig van Beethoven's "Für Elise.

"[14][20][21] Starting in 2003, recycling trucks played Hou Dejian's composition, "Any Empty Wine Bottles for Sale?"

[20][26] In 2016, 76.8% of fly ash from coal-fired power plants in Taiwan were reused in the construction areas, totaling to 1.703 million tons.