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Recently, large amounts of trash have piled up by clothing recycling bins in Hsinchu. The litter includes lots of waste as well as old clothes, making the job of the organization responsible for collecting the clothes much more challenging and even subjecting it to fines. The organization reported the issue to police in hopes of catching those responsible for illegal dumping.

A mountain of bags is piled up by a clothing recycling bin in Hsinchu. Even though this facility is only meant for recyclable clothes, there is lots of trash inside these bags.

Huang Pei-sheng
Hsinchu disability employment association head
It’s really serious. It happens every week. It could be that vendors have taken away the good clothes. It’s a real hassle, especially when we have to come back and sort everything out. Each trip is a long drive, and our trucks aren’t very large, so if one-third of the load is garbage, the burden on our staff is huge, not even counting fuel costs.

Clothing recycling bins in Hsinchu County’s Xinfeng Township and Zhubei City have recently been filled with unusable clothes and even trash. It’s possible that recycling companies discarded the items after taking the more valuable pieces, but this leaves the disability support groups that manage the bins with a heavier burden and possible fines.

Volunteer
Helps with trash
We handle a lot of trash. We collect it twice a week and it smells terrible.

The association reported the matter to police, but the dumping often occurs after dark, and many collection bins are in secluded areas without surveillance, making it difficult to catch those responsible.

Liao Ying-ying
Hsinchu Environmental Protection Bureau deputy director
Dumping trash around clothing collection bins is subject to a NT$6,000 fine according to the Waste Disposal Act.

It’s illegal to dump trash by recycling bins, and authorities are working together to try and stop this egregious behavior.

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