NCUE implements campus-wide plastic waste sorting and recycling in accordance with the guidelines established by the Ministry of Environment. These include the “Restrictions on the Use of Shopping Plastic Bags, Targeted Users, Implementation Methods, and Effective Dates,” “Restrictions on the Use of Disposable Tableware, Targeted Users, and Implementation Methods,” “Restrictions on the Use of Single-Use Plastic Straws, Targeted Users, and Implementation Methods,” and “Guidelines for Administrative Agencies and Schools to Reduce the Use of Disposable Tableware and Packaged Drinking Water”. The plastic recycling data for the past three years at NCUE is as shown in Table 1, relevant photos are as shown in Figures 1-2.

Table 1: The plastic recycling data for the past 3 years at NCUE

Figure 1. Signs indicating that plastic shopping bags are not provided for free, and that single-use plastic straws are not available for dine-in customers

Figure 2. Fourteen categories of establishments are not permitted to provide plastic shopping bags for free

For more details, please refer to the website for the regulation:

1. Restrictions on the Use of Plastic Shopping Bags, Implementation Methods, and Implementation Dates:
https://oaout.moenv.gov.tw/law/LawContent.aspx?id=GL006482#lawmenu

2. Parties Subject to and Means for Disposable Tableware Use Restrictions:
https://oaout.moenv.gov.tw/law/LawContent.aspx?id=GL006481#lawmenu

3. Restrictions on the Use of Single-Use Plastic Straws, Applicable Entities, and Implementation Methods:
https://oaout.moenv.gov.tw/law/LawContent.aspx?id=GL007530#lawmenu

4. Guidelines for the Reduced Use of Disposable Tableware and Packaged Drinking Water in Administrative Agencies and Schools:
https://hwms.moenv.gov.tw/dispPageBox/getFile/Get.aspx?FileLocation=PJ-EPATW%5CFiles%5C&FileName=2650.pdf(PDF)

5. Operation Manual for Reducing the Use of Disposable Tableware and Packaged Drinking Water in Government Agencies and Schools:
https://hwms.moenv.gov.tw/dispPageBox/getFile/Get.aspx?FileLocation=PJ-EPATW%5CFiles%5C&FileName=2691.pdf(PDF)