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Hsin-Tien Lin
Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan

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Journal article
Published: 05 August 2021 in Sustainability
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Riverbanks are an important source of plastic pollution. However, the current assessment methods for riverbank litter are based on a point-based sampling which is time consuming and limited in scope. To quickly assess hotspot areas and litter compositions in larger areas, this study developed a new citizen science bicycle survey for riverine debris. Covering 281.5 km of the Tamsui river system in Taiwan, the new methodology was tested at one of the most plastics polluted rivers in the world. The results revealed an average litter density of 15.3 m3/km at the river mouth and of 0.2 m3/km to 2.8 m3/km along the riverbanks further upstream. The coastline was mainly polluted by derelict fishing gear whereas single-use plastics and illegally dumped waste dominated the upstream areas. A correlation between litter and population density could not be identified, but it was noted that litter hotspots occur at cut banks and near mangrove vegetation. Overall, the new methodology proved suitable to collect large quantities of data for scientific purposes and to quickly detect litter accumulations prior to clean-up activities.

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Falk Schneider; Alexander Kunz; Chieh-Shen Hu; Ning Yen; Hsin-Tien Lin. Rapid-Survey Methodology to Assess Litter Volumes along Large River Systems—A Case Study of the Tamsui River in Taiwan. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8765 .

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Falk Schneider, Alexander Kunz, Chieh-Shen Hu, Ning Yen, Hsin-Tien Lin. Rapid-Survey Methodology to Assess Litter Volumes along Large River Systems—A Case Study of the Tamsui River in Taiwan. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):8765.

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Falk Schneider; Alexander Kunz; Chieh-Shen Hu; Ning Yen; Hsin-Tien Lin. 2021. "Rapid-Survey Methodology to Assess Litter Volumes along Large River Systems—A Case Study of the Tamsui River in Taiwan." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 8765.

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Published: 17 April 2019 in Waste Management
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An optimum treatment system for the waste electronic home appliance in remote area by local pre-processing and outsourcing post-processing is proposed. The cost reduction potential of the proposed treatment system is presented for main four types of electronic home appliances by the case study of Kinmen, Taiwan. Implementation of local pre-processing in Kinmen, Taiwan can provide 42, 54, 32, and 41 TWD unit cost reduction for television, washing machine, refrigerator, and air conditioner, respectively, comparing to the current treatment system. The different treatment characteristics according to the type of the appliances are the major factors for the applicability and cost reduction potential of the local pre-processing system. The application of this system to other cases is presented by sensitivity analysis with relative labor cost and transportation distance as the parameters. The results and the analysis process can be applied to the domestic systems with regions without recycling facilities, and also the international systems under the extended producer responsibility concept to take back the products for recycling.

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Hsin-Tien Lin; Kenichi Nakajima; Eiji Yamasue; Keiichi N. Ishihara. An optimum treatment for waste electronic home appliance in remote area: The case of Kinmen, Taiwan. Waste Management 2019, 89, 379 -385.

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Hsin-Tien Lin, Kenichi Nakajima, Eiji Yamasue, Keiichi N. Ishihara. An optimum treatment for waste electronic home appliance in remote area: The case of Kinmen, Taiwan. Waste Management. 2019; 89 ():379-385.

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Hsin-Tien Lin; Kenichi Nakajima; Eiji Yamasue; Keiichi N. Ishihara. 2019. "An optimum treatment for waste electronic home appliance in remote area: The case of Kinmen, Taiwan." Waste Management 89, no. : 379-385.

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Published: 23 November 2018 in Sustainability
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The abandoned end-of-life vehicle (ELV) problem in small islands has negative effects on local sustainable development, and the treatment of ELVs in island scale is usually difficult. This study presents the investigation of the material flows and economic analysis on the ELVs in small islands by the case study of Kinmen, Taiwan. The ELVs generation amount is estimated using the population balance model (PBM) and the results showed a steep increase in the future for both automobiles and motorcycles. The insufficient ELV treatment capacity has resulted in the significant informal treatment flow, which will be the total weight of 1906 tons of items with market value, with a potential economic gain of 16.9 million TWD in 2050. The results of the economic characterization of the local dismantling business clarified that profitability is the main hindrance for the development of new dismantling business due to high transportation costs. Our results suggested that implementation of the different subsidy rate according to the treatment area under the current policy or creation of a new treatment flow with a direct shipment of ELVs for treatment is necessary to improve the utilization of the stocked materials from untreated ELVs.

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Hsin-Tien Lin; Kenichi Nakajima; Eiji Yamasue; Keiichi N. Ishihara. Recycling of End-of-Life Vehicles in Small Islands: The Case of Kinmen, Taiwan. Sustainability 2018, 10, 4377 .

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Hsin-Tien Lin, Kenichi Nakajima, Eiji Yamasue, Keiichi N. Ishihara. Recycling of End-of-Life Vehicles in Small Islands: The Case of Kinmen, Taiwan. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (12):4377.

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Hsin-Tien Lin; Kenichi Nakajima; Eiji Yamasue; Keiichi N. Ishihara. 2018. "Recycling of End-of-Life Vehicles in Small Islands: The Case of Kinmen, Taiwan." Sustainability 10, no. 12: 4377.

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Published: 18 July 2018 in Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
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Waste management is more challenging in small islands due to islands’ special characteristics. For small islands where energy recovery by incineration is difficult due to smaller waste generation amount with large seasonal fluctuations, waste shipments outside of island can make energy recovery possible. This study evaluated the cost effectiveness and environmental performance of waste shipments for energy recovery in case of small islands. The results shown that the direct shipment for incineration is expensive, but the emission prevention by energy recovery can surpass the emission from waste transportation. Waste shipments in the form of refused derived fuel (RDF) can reduce the transportation and incineration cost, but the high fossil fuel consumption in RDF production process resulted in high greenhouse gas emissions. The shipping distance, RDF gate fee, and emission from RDF production process have high influence on the cost effectiveness and environmental performance of the waste treatment process. The results of this study revealed the cost effective and environmental beneficial choosing criteria of waste shipments’ destination.

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Hsin-Tien Lin; Eiji Yamasue; Keiichi N. Ishihara; Hideyuki Okumura. Waste shipments for energy recovery as a waste treatment strategy for small islands: the case of Kinmen, Taiwan. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 2018, 21, 44 -56.

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Hsin-Tien Lin, Eiji Yamasue, Keiichi N. Ishihara, Hideyuki Okumura. Waste shipments for energy recovery as a waste treatment strategy for small islands: the case of Kinmen, Taiwan. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. 2018; 21 (1):44-56.

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Hsin-Tien Lin; Eiji Yamasue; Keiichi N. Ishihara; Hideyuki Okumura. 2018. "Waste shipments for energy recovery as a waste treatment strategy for small islands: the case of Kinmen, Taiwan." Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 21, no. 1: 44-56.