Borrowed Land from Relative, Turned It into a Dump; Taichung Man Still Sentenced to 1 Year and 4 Months in Second Appeal
A man in Taichung City, who used land borrowed from a relative as an illegal garbage dump, was sentenced to one year and four months in prison in the second instance. The man collected and transported waste without a permit and incinerated some of it. The illegally obtained profit of NT$40,000 will also be confiscated.
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According to the prosecutor's indictment, the uncle of a man surnamed Lee borrowed a piece of land in a remote area of Taichung City from a friend in June 2021, intending to recuperate in the workshop on the land. However, he moved elsewhere due to the lack of water.
After learning this, Lee, believing the land was poorly managed due to its remote location and low value, borrowed the keys from his uncle. Knowing that he did not have a permit under the Waste Management Act, starting from February 2022, he allowed unidentified persons to dump various types of waste such as concrete blocks, waste plastic, chairs, cardboard boxes, tiles, and calcium silicate boards.
In addition, Lee borrowed a truck from a friend for a fee of about NT$8,000 per trip to illegally transport waste and dump it at the site. To save space, Lee illegally incinerated some of the waste in August 2022.
The case was reported to the police by the Taichung City Government Environmental Protection Bureau after receiving a complaint from the public and conducting multiple inspections. After investigation, the prosecutor found that Lee had made an illegal profit of NT$40,000 and indicted him for violating the Waste Management Act.
The Taiwan Taichung District Court, after trial, sentenced Lee to 1 year and 4 months in prison for violating the Waste Management Act in the first instance in December 2025, and confiscated his criminal proceeds.
After the case was appealed to the Taichung Branch of the Taiwan High Court, the original verdict was revoked on the 8th, but Lee was still sentenced to 1 year and 4 months in prison for violating the Waste Management Act, and his criminal proceeds were confiscated. The case can be appealed. (Editor: Wu Su-jou) 1150412
After learning this, Lee, believing the land was poorly managed due to its remote location and low value, borrowed the keys from his uncle. Knowing that he did not have a permit under the Waste Management Act, starting from February 2022, he allowed unidentified persons to dump various types of waste such as concrete blocks, waste plastic, chairs, cardboard boxes, tiles, and calcium silicate boards.
In addition, Lee borrowed a truck from a friend for a fee of about NT$8,000 per trip to illegally transport waste and dump it at the site. To save space, Lee illegally incinerated some of the waste in August 2022.
The case was reported to the police by the Taichung City Government Environmental Protection Bureau after receiving a complaint from the public and conducting multiple inspections. After investigation, the prosecutor found that Lee had made an illegal profit of NT$40,000 and indicted him for violating the Waste Management Act.
The Taiwan Taichung District Court, after trial, sentenced Lee to 1 year and 4 months in prison for violating the Waste Management Act in the first instance in December 2025, and confiscated his criminal proceeds.
After the case was appealed to the Taichung Branch of the Taiwan High Court, the original verdict was revoked on the 8th, but Lee was still sentenced to 1 year and 4 months in prison for violating the Waste Management Act, and his criminal proceeds were confiscated. The case can be appealed. (Editor: Wu Su-jou) 1150412