高雄市設置自動資源回收機成效探討

高雄市政府環境保護局為提供市民便利及創新回收管道，於捷運美島站設置全國首創「ARM(Automatic Recycling Machine)自動資源回收機」，可供民眾將廢寶特瓶及廢鐵鋁罐容器投入自動資源回收機內回收，並可於一卡通內自動儲值。本研究針對自動資源回收機功能、設置地點及回收加值金等進行分析比較，並將高雄市目前設置自動資源回收機之成效探討其優缺點，以做為高雄市或其他縣市設置自動資源回收機之參考。研究發現高雄市自動資源回收機可回收任意形狀空瓶罐，較國外自動資源回收機更適合國內回收需求，但外部辨識系統易造成民眾未依規定使用，未來可將其辨識系統設置於機器內部，以避免民眾投擲其他回收物品。而自動資源回收機將瓶罐壓縮後除可以增加回收儲料桶容量外，也減少清潔隊員清運回收頻率及方便回收工作。但最攸關自動資源回收機能否持續營運下去的加值金，目前是由高雄市政府編列經費支付，現階段回收加值金單價仍高於回收商回收價格，若不進行調整或由環保署回收基金協助支付，將易造成地方政府財政缺口，進而影響民眾使用之意願。

關鍵字

資源回收；自動資源回收機

並列摘要

For all citizens’ convenience, a new way for recycling was provided. The Environmental Protection Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government had installed the ARM (Automatic Recycling Machine) at the MRT Formosa Boulevard Station to help people recycle waste containers, such as plastic bottles and aluminum cans. A certain amount of cash equivalents were preloaded into their iPass cards automatically depending on what is recycled. This study aimed to compare and analyze the functions, location of the ARM, and the cash equivalents preloaded by recycling, in addition to exploring the advantages and disadvantages of this ARM from the perspective of its effects. The results could be extended to other districts in Kaohsiung or other counties/cities in Taiwan. The results showed that containers of any shape could be accepted for this ARM, it was thus more suitable for domestic use than the foreign recycling machines. However, people tended to ignore the instructions because its identification system was on the exterior. In the future, the identification system should be installed inside the ARM so that no other objects would be thrown in. In addition, its container pressing function not only made space for recycling more waste, but also reduced the collection frequency and thus the work loading for cleaners. The budgets for the cash equivalents was key factor for the policy of installing the ARM could be continued. At the current stage, the unit prices translated into the cash equivalents is still higher than those recycling suppliers may offer. If there was no price adjustment or added recycling funds granted by the Environmental Protection Bureau, the local government would face a financial problem and the willingness to use this ARM by the general public would be hindered.