Taiwan touts trash sorting.Taiwan, with the acreage of Belgium but twice the population, has 200 landfills. In two years these will be full, leaving the island nation dependent on some 20 trash incinerators that emit TO EMIT. To put out; to send forth, 2. The tenth section of the first article of the constitution, contains various prohibitions, among which is the following: No state shall emit bills of credit. pollutants pollutants see environmental pollution. such as dioxin dioxin Aromatic compound, any of a group of contaminants produced in making herbicides (e.g., Agent Orange), disinfectants, and other agents. Their basic chemical structure consists of two benzene rings connected by a pair of oxygen atoms; when substituents on the rings are . To help curb the flow of waste into the incinerators, new recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. laws have been enacted that fine residents almost US$200 for not sorting their trash properly. The laws, now in force only in Taipei, will be implemented across Taiwan by January 2006 in an effort to cut the number of trash incinerators to five within 20 years. Over 90% of Taipei residents are reportedly complying with the new rules. |
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