垃圾是人類日常生活及社會經濟活動無法避免的產物,是經濟繁榮的指標,也是都市發展面臨的主要問題之一。台灣地區由於工商業發展,人民生活水準大幅提高,人口的成長與集中於都市,使得各都市每日清理的垃圾量日益增多,性質也趨複雜。由行政院環保署的資料顯示,台灣地區的垃圾量,1981年為356.28萬公噸、1992年為799.86萬公噸、1997年為895萬公噸,短短十六年之間垃圾成長量超過了二.五倍。已造成國內三分之二的垃圾場面臨飽和的壓力,解決廢棄物問題已成為政府重要的施政問題之一。為因應台灣面臨人口數眾多、垃圾量偏高之問題,針對此問題本進行研究,並找出其間的相關聯性來進行分析,本研究的主要目的為探討歷年來台灣的人口成長與垃圾成長間的相關性。
Trash is the product which the human daily life and the social economy activity. It is unable to avoid and is the economic boom target, also is one of main questions which the metropolis development faces. Taiwan as a result of the industry and commerce development, the lives of the people standard largely enhances. The population growth and the centralism to the metropolis, cause trash quantity which various metropolises cleans up every day to increase day by day. Demonstrated by the Executive Yuan environmental protection bureau material that, the trash quantity, in 1981 was 356.28 ten thousand metric tons, in 1992 is 799.86 ten thousand metric tons, in 1997 is 895 ten thousand metric tons, between the short 16 years trash growth quantity has surpassed 2.5 times. The trash quantity high question in accordance to Taiwan faced with the population number, conducts this research in view of this question book. This research main goal for discussion all previous years the population growth and trash grows the relevance.