The study on the policy execution of pay-as-you-throw fees in Taipei County

• Main Authors: YANG, MAU-TSUEN, 楊茂村
• Other Authors: 張四明
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/98911302120681902245

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 公共行政暨政策學系碩士在職專班 === 100 === It is a trend that public will eventually aware of garbage problems. Observing experiences around the globe, garbage processing shall be guided to a new future, although through different paths, of no wasted trash and total recycling of every resource. To obtain this goal we must first carry out the three laws of “reduction, reuse and recycling”. And the policy of pay-as-you-throw fees is one of the possible ways to achieve this goal. This policy also has its economic inducement through garbage sorting, recycling and user-paid status. This study wants to probe into the possibility of future execution of pay-as-you-throw fees by researching cases of past implementation of this policy between 2008 and 2010, the time when Taipei County hasn’t upgraded to New Taipei city. I had partially taken part in the advancement of this policy, so I would like to take this opportunity to analyze and discuss the matters of the execution of pay-as-you-throw fees in Taipei County, and by further exchanging thoughts and sharing experiences to maximize its value. This study conducts a qualitative research by using document analysis as basic theory of this research. Research status review, Policy execution theories and secondary data analysis are included in document analysis. We continued by in-depth interviews to gather thoughts and understand opinions of every related person while proving related theories. Therefore to discover possible issues and offer our final discoveries and recommendations Research shows: (1) the execution of pay-as-you-throw fees let polluters to pay for their deeds;(2) pay-as-you-throw fees create a win-win situation between government and citizens;(3) it needs a strong team to carry out new policies;(4) pay-as-you-throw makes better environment benefits;(5) reduction of garbage makes environment more pleasant;(6) promoting policies need perfect combinations. Policy recommendations: (1) regularly reviews the processing costs and adjusts charging rates;(2) adjust human machinery appropriately to reach maximum usage;(3) total implementation of detailing recycling and incineration processing;(4) promoting thoughts of using reusable shopping bags and adopting green diet; (5) transfer recycling business to private enterprises.;(6) inspirations by the experiences of Taipei County.