Garbage Island

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Waste management in Taiwan

Proper noun edit

Garbage Island

(derogatory, slang, dated) Taiwan.

Usage notes edit

Refers to a period between approximately the 1960s and late 1980s, during which Taiwan rapidly industrialized and produced large amounts of waste that were not recycled.

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