NCUE has implemented garbage classification and sorting, as shown in Figure 1. NCUE requests the Cleaning Squad of the Changhua City Office to provide monthly statistics on the weight of general waste and recycled materials from NCUE. Recycled materials include the following categories: paper, plastic, glass, iron and aluminum cans, paper containers (meal boxes), PET bottles, and dry cells, as indicated in Table 1. Waste generated on campus for the past 3 years is shown in Figure 2.

Figure 1. Garbage sorting and recycling buckets in NCUE (paper containers, plastic, glass, iron and aluminum cans, beverage packs, paper, PET bottles, and compost)

Table 1. Weight of general waste and recyclable materials at NCUE in 2023

Recycled materials account for 39.65% of total waste.

Figure 2. Waste generated at NCUE over the past 3 years

The Changhua City Office annually implements the issuance of reward incentives to schools within its jurisdiction for cooperating in promoting resource recycling. In 2023, the Changhua City Office disbursed a total of NTD$145,560 in monetary incentives, as shown in Table 2. Please refer to Annex: 12.2.4A–Official Document of Changhua City Office for details.

Statistics of resource recycling rewards distributed to schools within the jurisdiction of Changhua City for their cooperation

Table 2. Reward incentives issued by Changhua City Office to NCUE in 2023