Ministry, Miaoli ink MOU on resource circulationGREEN CORRIDOR: The ministry is also jointly initiating an environmental improvement project for the Douzihpu River with the Hsinchu County GovernmentBy Esme Yeh / Staff reporterThe Ministry of Environment yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Miaoli County Government to promote resource circulation developments via collaborations between the local and central governments. The MOU was signed by Minister of Environment Peng Chi-ming (彭啟明) and Miaoli County Commissioner Chung Tung-chin (鍾東錦), with the goal of building a climate technology circulation park in the county’s Jhunan Township (竹南). Peng said resource circulation is the key to the development of the circular economy, which has an annual output value of about NT$168.8 billion (US$5.35 billion) at a growth rate of 10 percent. Photo: CNAThe county is the first entity to sign an MOU with the ministry to promote resource circulation, he said, adding that the ministry would plan the construction of the park jointly with the county government to establish a resilient resource processing mechanism. The county government would utilize 25 hectares of land at the Jhunan landfill to set up the park, Chung said.

Source: Taipei Times January 16, 2026 17:12 UTC