Taipei City Government

Taipei City Government held the “Taipei Vision: Developing towards a Circular City International Forum” on July 26.
 
The objective of the forum is to explore the potential changes to policies and impact on future development brought about by the concept of circular economy. To implement the vision, the city government introduced its initial plan covering eight areas, including water, energy, food and waste management.
 
The Public Works Department is responsible for the implementation of “sponge city” and the construction of underground water storage system, while the Department of Environmental Protection is in charge of the planning of biogas and kitchen waste electricity generation. The Department of Social Welfare and Market Administration Office are entrusted with the responsibility to dispatch unwanted food ingredient to social welfare organizations via unwanted food platform.
 
The mayor expressed his hope that the circular concept will add to the administration’s objective of creating a sustainable future for both the city and its industries.
 
The event also featured booths organized by the Parks and Street Lights Office to showcase the idea of Garden City. According to the agency, in addition to utilizing city-owned empty land to set up gardens, it also encouraged the participation of private sectors in the movement of creating garden bases. As of June of 2018, there are 571 farms and garden plots taking up roughly 175,111 square meters (equivalent of 24.5 soccer fields). The policy has attracted the participation of 133,111 people as well.