Heavy metals play a crucial part in the success of Taiwan’s economy, with the electronics and semiconductor industry relying on them heavily in their processes. Normally, firms would try to reuse these useful metals by separating them from the industrial waste. But what happens if that is no longer possible?

This is where the Taoyuan plant comes in. While the REMONDIS Taiwan Nantou plant gives post-consumer plastics a second life by transforming waste into recycled material, the Taoyuan plant provides a final solution for waste which has exhausted its reuse potential by stabilizing and sealing the hazardous elements within them for good. In this post, we look at industrial waste management in REMONDIS Taiwan, the history behind the Taoyuan plant, and the processes involved to make everything happen.  

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