10.2190/MRMG-KTA8-4UN2-N9LB MRMGKTA84UN2N9LB 5 Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Recycling Program in Taiwan 415 423 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 MRMGKTA84UN2N9LB.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=MRMGKTA84UN2N9LB 4 Horng-Guang Leu Sheng H. Lin Taoyuan Environmental Protection Bureau, Taiwan, ROC Yuan Ze University, Taiwan, ROC A resource material recycling program organized and operated by a private, non-profit foundation in Taiwan is investigated. Emphasis of the present study is placed on the operation, analysis of the annual amounts of recyclable material collection, the operational cost-benefit analysis of the resource material recovery center, and the implications of this pilot program for the municipal solid waste disposal. After close examination of the results of the analysis and of current operations of the recycling center, some improvement measures are identified which could significantly enhance the operation and financial health of the center. G. C. C. Yang, Urban Waste Recycling in Taiwan, <i>Resources Conservation and Recycling, 13</i>, pp. 15-26, 1995. 1995 Annual Report on Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal, <i>ROC Environmental Protection Administration (EPA)</i>, Taipei, Taiwan. LRRC, <i>Internal Monthly Reports</i>, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC, 1995.