Hualien 0403 earthquake construction waste reached 107,000 metric tons, the Ministry of the Interior subsidized 280 million to start decontamination

After the Hualien 0403 earthquake and the 0423 aftershocks, 17 red single buildings were demolished by the county government, leaving 107,000 metric tons of construction waste, which was "temporarily stored" in the Shibi Section spoil site in Hualien City for more than 2 years. The detoxification project was finally launched this month. The county Environmental Protection Bureau said that the entire project will be funded by a subsidy of 280 million yuan from the Ministry of the Interior and is expected to be completed in 2028.

The Hualien County Environmental Protection Bureau said that construction waste is not directly discarded as garbage. It will be sorted by machines and manually to separate materials such as concrete, bricks, earth, stones, and metals. Priority will be given to recycling those that can be recycled, and the rest will be properly disposed of by legal businesses.

The public is concerned that the cleanup process may cause pollution to the surrounding environment. The Environmental Protection Bureau emphasized that it will strengthen vehicle entry and exit management, carry quantity records, transport flow tracking, and spray water to suppress dust, so as to minimize the impact on the lives of surrounding residents and the environment.

After the 0403 earthquake occurred two years ago, the county government demolished a total of 17 dangerous buildings on the red list, generating 107,000 metric tons of construction waste. It is currently mainly temporarily placed on land No. 1065 in the Shibi Section of Hualien City. The Environmental Protection Bureau pointed out that the Hualien County Government "demolished collapsed buildings in the 0403 and 0423 earthquakes" "Post-Construction Mixed Waste Treatment Plan" received a subsidy of 280 million yuan from the Ministry of the Interior. A total of 5 companies participated in the bidding. Yushan Environmental Engineering won the bid and completed the contract award in October. In November, preparatory operations such as site preparation, equipment stationing, and removal route arrangements began, and classification, removal, and treatment work continued.

As for the projects currently being implemented, there are 6 buildings in the "Fuyi Jinghua" community that are being demolished by the Department of Land and Resources of the Ministry of the Interior, and 11 buildings in total such as Fuyi Tianxia Building, Wall Street Building, Hesheng Jiangshan Building, Lotus Art Plaza Building, Shanhaiguan Building, etc., which are undergoing seismic resistance and weak-story reinforcement of the buildings. It is estimated that 17,000 metric tons of waste will be added one after another. Including the original waste, the total is about 124,000 metric tons.

The Environmental Protection Bureau pointed out that the new waste will be transported in batches to the Shibi Section No. 1051-1 County where there is land for temporary storage, and it will also be included in the construction waste soil treatment plan, so that the waste left after the earthquake can be cleared and disposed of step by step.