Blog posts from the team at International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan's only English radio station.
Posts tagged "recycling"
Da Ai Technology's recycled products help the environment, economy and global relief

Da Ai Technology’s recycled products help the environment, economy and global relief

Diamonds aren’t the only material that lasts forever—so does plastic. Luckily, Taiwanese Da Ai Technology Co. converts about 2,000 tons of trash-destined bottles destined into blankets, T-shirts and suitcases. Its history proves one of the most interesting parts of the company. In 1966, Taiwanese Buddhist nun Cheng Yen founded the Tzu Chi Foundation. Tzu Chi,...Continue reading
Innovating Taiwan: Arthur Huang and Johann Bodecker of Miniwiz on the green and recyclables industry

Innovating Taiwan: Arthur Huang and Johann Bodecker of Miniwiz on the green and recyclables industry

For the fifth episode of Innovating Taiwan, I speak with executives from Miniwiz, a Taipei-based company that upcycles consumer and industrial waste for various uses from buildings to consumer products. Miniwiz is perhaps best known on the island for EcoARK, a building made out 1.5 million recycled PET bottles. To discuss the green and recyclables...Continue reading