known as "garbage island." This high level of pollution led to civil and government action, by 2022 the recycling rate was one of the highest in the world at 55%. Community activism was key to this change along with innovations such as garbage trucks which play music. Illegal extraction by Chinese sand dredging vessels has caused significant damage to the marine environment of Taiwan's outlying areas. The Taiwan Banks are a particularly hard hit target. Notes References Citations Works cited External links Taiwan datums, Open Source Geospatial Foundation Wiki National Parks of Taiwan, Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan (ROC) Taiwan Pass, Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and communications, Taiwan (ROC) Taiwan Islands of the Pacific Ocean