Taiwan shared its experience in controlling polluting chemicals on the sidelines of a UN meeting on chemical conventions in Geneva, the Environmental Protection Agency said May 5.
Acting in a nongovernmental capacity, the ROC joined its diplomatic allies Burkina Faso, Guatemala and The Gambia in pooling its knowledge of dealing with 22 long-lasting hazardous compounds and electronics waste with more than 80 representatives of over 20 UN member states, including Australia, Germany, Japan and the U.S.
“Taiwan is active in efforts to reduce dioxin emissions,” an EPA official told the conference. “In 1997, the island established the world’s strictest controls on dioxin emissions from local garbage incinerators: All waste is subject to these controls.”
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