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Taiwan's COVID-19 curbs drive spike in food packaging waste


Taiwan s COVID-19 curbs drive spike in food packaging waste
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Friday, 23 July 2021 01:00 GMT
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By Fabian Hamacher
TAIPEI, July 23 (Reuters) - Taiwan has become inundated with waste after a surge COVID-19 cases prompted movement curbs that led to a spike in online shopping and food deliveries and that is threatening to set back efforts to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic.
Taiwan has been dealing with an outbreak of community COVID-19 transmissions since April after months of few domestic infections and has since mid-May been under curbs that limited personal gatherings and curtailed restaurants to take-out service. ....

T Ai Pei , Christian Schmollinger , Fabian Hamacher , Lin Yu Huei , Pan Yen Ming , Ben Blanchard , Taipei Department Of Environmental Protection , Environmental Protection , An Nyeong Korean , டி ஐ பேய் , ஃபேபியன் ஹமாச்சர் , பென் பிளான்சார்ட் , தைப்பே துறை ஆஃப் சுற்றுச்சூழல் ப்ரொடெக்ஶந் , சுற்றுச்சூழல் ப்ரொடெக்ஶந் ,

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Taiwan’s COVID-19 curbs drive spike in food packaging waste
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By Fabian Hamacher
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan has become inundated with waste after a surge COVID-19 cases prompted movement curbs that led to a spike in online shopping and food deliveries and that is threatening to set back efforts to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic.
Taiwan has been dealing with an outbreak of community COVID-19 transmissions since April after months of few domestic infections and has since mid-May been under curbs that limited personal gatherings and curtailed restaurants to take-out service.
Lin Yu-huei, head of recycling at Taipei’s Department of Environmental Protection, said the amount of discarded take-out containers in the capital Taipei between January and May increased by 85% compared to the same period last year. ....

T Ai Pei , Fabian Hamacher , Christian Schmollinger , Lin Yu Huei , Pan Yen Ming , Ben Blanchard , Taipei Department Of Environmental Protection , Environmental Protection , An Nyeong Korean , டி ஐ பேய் , ஃபேபியன் ஹமாச்சர் , பென் பிளான்சார்ட் , தைப்பே துறை ஆஃப் சுற்றுச்சூழல் ப்ரொடெக்ஶந் , சுற்றுச்சூழல் ப்ரொடெக்ஶந் ,