Taipei City Government

To welcome the Year of the Dog and to meet the rising demand of trash disposal of from household end-of-the-year cleanup, the city government announced the start of National Cleanup Week.

Related cleanup week activities include:

(1) End of the Year Cleanup: From January 5 through February 4
(2) National Cleanup Week: From February 5 through February 9

During this period, Beitou District Office calls upon district residents to conduct thorough cleanups of their households to welcome the New Year and improve the local living environment.

The district office also invites the public to take a head start in the cleaning action. For disposal of bulky waste, individuals can call the 1999 Citizen Hotline or the district cleaning squads of the Department of Environmental Protection to make appointments for item removal. Bulky waste removal will not be available on Chinese New Year’s Eve and the first through fifth day of Chinese New Year.

With the exception of bulky waste and recyclable trash, the disposal of all other garbage will require the use of designated trash bags in accordance with Taipei’s Per Bag Trash Collection Fee policy.