In particular, because Taiwan is small and crowded, and industry is packed in tightly, laws and regulations on industrial waste are sometimes made even more stringent than in most European or North American countries, and the standards are being raised every year.
尤其台灣地區地狹人稠，產業密集，事業廢棄物如工廠廢水、廢氣等相關法規，往往訂得比一般歐美國家更嚴格，並且逐年提高標準。