To ensure that waste recycling is effective, MCUT has implemented measures to manage, reward, and penalize the income from resource recycling and selling. These measures aim to encourage faculty, students, recycling and waste disposal vendors, and cleaning teams in New Taipei City to actively promote mandatory waste classification, waste reduction, and resource recycling. This will help in achieving a sustainable circulation of resources. The primary waste sources at MCUT are general waste and laboratory waste. To effectively manage and maintain the safety of the campus environment, MCUT has installed an environmental management system and pollution prevention and control facilities in accordance with relevant environmental protection laws and regulations. This is done to monitor the operation and quantity of laboratory waste liquid and to prevent accidents or pollution.

General Waste Management

We use two primary methods to ensure effective waste treatment: incineration and resource recycling. MCUT works with contracted vendors to regularly clear and transport waste to relevant incineration plants in New Taipei City for non-recyclable waste, ensuring safe and environmentally friendly disposal. As for recyclable resources, our cleaning personnel first classify them and then use dedicated recycling vehicles to transport these resources to the resource recycling center for sale. To further improve waste recycling benefits, the Office of General Affairs uses income from resource recycling to purchase recycling facilities and reward classes with excellent performance in classroom cleaning competitions. These competitions not only encourage students to participate in resource recycling actively but also help in continually improving the campus environment.

From 2022, we have started to intensively recycle used batteries to reuse valuable resources and reduce the risk of fire or explosion. This is crucial to prevent hazardous incidents that may occur when waste batteries are mistakenly mixed with general waste and placed in garbage trucks where they can be compressed, squeezed, or cause friction. The two student restaurants on campus are estimated to produce 77.32 tons of kitchen waste, including leftovers, vegetable trimmings, peels, food scraps, and other related materials. The restaurants collaborate with a waste management vendor to recycle this kitchen waste, ensuring effective handling and reutilization while minimizing adverse environmental impact.

Industrial Waste Treatment (Laboratory Waste Liquid)

MCUT has established the Safety and Health and Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Control Committee to oversee the management of laboratory waste and toxic substances. Furthermore, MCUT has handled and disposed of relevant substances in accordance with the provisions of the Waste Disposal Act and the 'Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Control Act for Academic Institutions'. In order to manage laboratory waste liquid, MCUT has implemented the 'Campus Hazardous Industrial Waste Control System' to effectively monitor operational status and waste quantity, and mitigate the risk of accidents or pollution. A key part of our approach is promoting measures such as waste reduction at the source of chemical usage and allocation, in order to minimize expiration and waste of chemicals, demonstrating our commitment to environmental sustainability.

Laboratory waste liquid is classified as general industrial waste (category D) and hazardous industrial waste (category C) based on its characteristics. When the storage barrels in each laboratory reach about 80% of their full capacity, the relevant personnel will arrange for these barrels to be delivered to MCUT's temporary waste liquid storage yard. To ensure proper temporary storage of laboratory waste liquid, a 24-hour combustible gas detection and monitoring system and explosion-proof exhaust fans operating at fixed intervals have been installed in the temporary storage yard to prevent the accumulation of flammable gases and reduce storage risks. All laboratory waste liquid stored at MCUT is annually entrusted to qualified clearing and treatment practitioners for delivery to National Cheng Kung University for treatment. During the treatment process, no hazardous gases, solids, or liquids are emitted or discharged, ensuring the proper treatment of laboratory waste.