“2013 Tainan City Management and Control Project of Ghost Money decrement & converge-burning”(the project), executed from March 20, 2013 to December 31, 2013(the period), completed objectives whithin the arranged schedule. During the period, there are 745 units participated in the converge-burning acitivity (the acitivty). Most of them are from apartment building and community 277 times, followed by the temple 140 times. The total weight of converge-burning Ghost Money is 747.99 ton, reduced TSP 7,049 kg and carbon monoxide 7,645kg. In order to maximazed the project’s publicity, the project encourage citizens to replace the ghost money with charity donations. The project conbined Family Mart convenience donations system and invited several organizations, such as Education Department, Socail Welfare Department, St. Raphael Opportunity Center, Taiwan Fund for Children and Families, St. Theresa Opportunity Center, Luway Opportunity Center, Hung-Chia Sanctuary Center, The LSY Organiztion, Genesis Social Welfare Foundation, to prmote charity donations instead of buring ghost money at 15 Grave Towers and 32 apaterment buding. The acitivity is not only attracted 2,106 people to participat but also accumlated donation amout of NT$ 759,700. Camparing to year of 2012, the reducing amount of carbon dioxide grew 40 percent to 25,070 kg from such activity. Meanwhile, the project also conducted 845 times temple visiting, 211 units using environmental ghost money, 355 units having LED Taisui device, 461 units reducing incense quantities, and 27 units joined the policy of “God bless rice instead of ghost money”. Combined with all policy participating temples, the project reduced 7,664kg of paper weight and 11.5 ton of carbon dioxide. Statistic shown, there were 1,515 temples that conducted ghost money and incense burning, the estimated number was 10,319 ton of ghost paper and 325 ton of incense. Now, there are 60 temple the implanted burner with air pollution control facilities, estimated amount is 2,728 ton, 26% of Tainan City’s amount, it can reduced 23,219 kg TSP. In the part of advocacy, the project held 1 session for cross-bureau coordinate meeting, 2 converge-burning explanatory conferences during the Tomb Sweeping period, 1 explanatory conference for denotation instead of burning ghost money, 2 converge-burning explanatory conference during the The Chungyuan Festival, 2 clean process ceremonies on the incinerator, and 1 award ceremony. Moreover, held 2 press conferences, released 3 times of broadcast and 3 times of television marquee, and published 8 news

Reduction burning paper money, Tainan centralized control plan