Summary of the work results during the year are as follows:
(A) The promotion of the reduction of air pollution from temples and altars
As for the self-management and promotion of the air pollution from temples, a total of 15 temples has participated in the project this year and it reached 100%.
Since 2006 till now, the participating temples are 37 in total. According to the survay this year, the amount of burst ghost money in every temeple has reduced about 2.475 kg, compared with 1.625 kg in 2010, which has grown by 52%. The reduced amount of incense is 290 incense, compared with 200 incense last year, which has grown by 45%. As for the energy efficiency, this year temples new to this project are 14 in total. They have replaced 38,440 LED bulbs, compared with 11.044 bulbs last year, which has grown by 248%and the replacement rate reached 91%.
(B) Ghost money burning together activities
This year, the activity of ghost money burning together has been held on Tomb Sweeping Day. There was a total of six temples involved and Chiayi City Mortuary Service Office fully cooperated the activity of ghost money burning together. What comes the next is 20 community buildings ann seven cemeteries have been added this year to cooperate and implement the activity. This year, the gathered ghost money during the Tomb Sweeping period was 7,590 kg, 74% improved compared with 4,360 kg in previous years, which has improved 74%, compared with the previous years. The results were remarkable.
There was a total of 63 unites participating in the burning ghost paper together, representing the growth of 12 unities, compared with 51 units in the previous, with the growth rate of 23%, indicating that the public has accepted the operation of ghost money buring together on important holidays. As for the amount of gathered ghost money, it is a total of 68 tons, compared with 65 tons in 2010, with a slight growth of 4.6%.
(C) The inspection control operations of open burning
This year, a total of 115 cases petition received on open burning, among which 15 cases were revealed and 20 cases showed the trace of burning; 60 cases undiscovered (accounting for 52% of petition cases). 10 cases were associated with temples. In the handling, the patrol inspection and tracking control should be strenghthened. After that, 300 cases have been processed and the petition can be effecively reduced.
To avoid open buring waste after rice harvest, the patrol inspection operation in the agricultrual area has been strenghtened after the rice harvest. A total of 60 cases have been inspected. Five cases have been revealed, in which no perpetrators were found. In control process, the landlord can be found through the cadastral system in order to advocate the law acts to avoid the improper use and handling of the agricultural waste.
The type of buring objects this year, compared with those in 2010, has a small difference. Straw, branches leaves, plants and waste are the mojority. This year, due to climate factors, it has contributed to the delay rice harvest, which led to farmers’ hurry farming. The petition about combustion of straw has increased, compared with that in the previous years. The rest combusion type all have improved since 2010. The revealed and burnt locatons mostly are situated in the west of Taiwan where the population density is lower, which showed that the inspection or control measures should be enhanced in this region.
(D) Inspection of air pollution control on food and beverage industry
Till October this year, there were 204 cases of inspection finished. The completion of operation reached 100%. As for the type of inspection, there are 121 cases of public petition; 35 cases of trace of the petition improvment ; 15 general inspection cases (8%). Compared with 108 cases in the same time in 2010. The relative public petition on restaurants smoke pollution cases also reduced by 27%, What mentioned above showed that with the advocacy and control, the industry owners have gradually strengthened pollution control work, and reduced public pollution petition feedback.
(E) Air pollution reduction counseling in the food and beverage industry
It’s been completed in this year that a total of 15 restaurants have reduced their amount after counseling. The operation achieving rate is 100%. After the counseling member’s, Professor Zhou Ming xian, Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University) on-site investigation and recommendations, there were all industries have completed improvement (the improvement rate 100%).
