2022 Tainan City waste reduction project was launched on 25 January 2022, and ran until 15 December 2022. The overall aim of this project was to reduce waste generation through analyzing the present condition and promoting the idea of reusing and recycling. The main tasks and the accomplishments following the workplan are as below:
1. Promote the actions on the reduction of single-use disposable product
(1) Up to 15 November 2022, a total of 757 business owners have responded to the call for supporting the Waste Reduction Day of Tainan City. Including 699 catering operators and 58 hoteliers. Of the 757 business owners, 400 catering companies are not legally required to offer rewards to consumers when they bring their own beverage cups.
(2) Held 3 flash campaigns for the Waste Reduction Day of Tainan City. A total of 469 participants brought their own reusable utensils to support the idea of cutting down on plastic.
(3) Collaborated with public interest groups and environmental volunteers, worked together for the street campaigns that took place in 3 different shopping districts. There were 80 volunteers participated, and 48 catering businesses have responded to the call for supporting the Waste Reduction Day of Tainan City.
(4) Complete assisting 40 catering operators in offering reusable utensils when catering for events on 28 September. Up to 15 November 2022, 3,034 disposable tableware were reduced during the implementation period of this project.
(5) Collaborated with 15 night markets for the event of “Let’s Go Green at Night Martkets 2022”. Participants including DaDong Night Martket, Chong Hsing Village Night martket, FuHua Night Market, ChangAn Rd. Night Market, WuSheng Night Market, Houbicuo Night Market, AnChong Night Market, YanShui Night Market, XueJia Night Market, Tainan Flower Night Market, JiaLi Night
Market, LiouJia Night Market, LongTian Night Market, HuaGu Night Market and GuoTai Rd. Night Market. A total of 1,625 people has participated in the activity, and at least 1,625 diposable tableware were reduced during the event. Giveaway were drawed on live stream on 01 November
2022.
2. Promote the reusing of resources
(1) 314 Clothing Drop Boxs have been recorded on “National Repairing and Reusable items Trading Site” on 20 May 2022. Also, 20 second-hand trading spots were added to “Recycled Resources Map for Tainan City” and “National Repairing and Reusable items Trading Site” on 14 July. Up to 15 November, 10 second-hand trading spots have been reported to Environmental Protection
Administration. Corroborating document has been upadated after on-site inspection and provided to Environmental Protecion Bureau of Tainan City Government for further inspection.
(2) Up to 11 Feburary, related regulations for second-hand trading of 15 collages and universities have been sorted and filed to EPA for further inspection. 6 collages and universities have been listed in the campus section of “National Repairing and Reusable items Trading Site” on 13 July.
(3) Flea market (Executive Site: Night Owl Flea Market) with permanent location and fixed business hour has been optimized on 24 Feburary, 826 second-hand items were traded during the event. Moreover, another operating flea market “Marche Aux Puces De Hai-An” (Flea Market at Hai-An) helded for 12 times in 2022, 4,823 second-hand items were traded during the event.
3. Prmoting “Rent to Own” Consumption Pattern
(1) Completed the listing of 10 leasing businesses within the jurisdiction area of Tainan City.
(2) Compiling the trades for “Rent to Own” consumption pattern, 5,964 trades were made from 147 departments and units within the jurisdiction area of Tainan City, and 99,788 trades were made by 233 schools.
4. Promote the Cang Jin Yard Restored Furniture’s Auction
(1) Wrote 10 copies for the marketing of the Cang Jin Yard Auctions, and getting exposure in at least 3 media reports.
(2) Operatin proposal for Facebook Fan page of Cang Jin Yard were submitted on 22 Feburary.
(3) Achievement reports for EPA Traing Center (From season 1 to season 4) has been reported. Moreover, assist the composing of 2021 Annual Achievemnet Report (Contents including, job description, activity arrangement, recording number of the participants, recording achievement with
pictures, satisfaction surveys, inspection and future forecast)
(4) Assist the repairing of rear aisle and the working area of Furniture Clinic in Cang Jin Yard on 31 May. The original wood stand in the working area were optimized with solid concrete stand, relevant reports were submitted to EPA for further inspection.
(5) 20 reuse and recycling education courses were held, a total number of 414 people had participated throughout the holding of the courses.
(6) Inviting “Development Association of FuChiang Community in East District” to participate in the trial lessons for reuse and recycling education courses (Course 1: Plant Pot made from recycling product/ Course 2: Blossoming in Styrofoam). Related records for the trial lessons were submitted on 12 July and 11 October to EPA Training Center for further inspection. Files were not approved, due to documents were asked to be supplemented.
5. Perform the inspection on source reduction
(1) Completed a total of 8,360 inspections on source reduction (Including department stores, shopping center and hypermarkets regulated by “Disposable Tableware Implementation for Target User”, a total number of 19 spots).
(2) Performed the inspection for holidays excess packaging one month ahead, such as Chinese New Year, Valentines Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese Valentines Day and Moon Festival, a total of 754 cases had been examined.
(3) Performed 756 inspections according to the article 26 of Tainan City Self-Government Ordinance for a Low-Carbon City.
(4) Performed 1,815 inspections according to the article 26-2 of Tainan City Self-Government Ordinance for a Low-Carbon City.
(5) Handled 66 cases of complaint and petition. 14 alleged violations were handed out, 14 of them have completed the improvement.
(6) 4 news were published to promote “Reducing the use for diposable and mercury products”. Furthermore, 2 news were published for “The restriction of excess packaging”.
6. Plan and run the promotion of the environmental- friendly nightmarket and commercial district
(1) Submitted the proposal of at least one nightmarket or commercial district before 24 Feburary, and complete the set ups before 31 July.
(2) Submitted the promotion propagandas (Including creative slogan) for Fu-Hua Eco-Friendly Night Market, and submit the event proposal for 2022 eco-friendly night market on 22 July.
(3) Submitted first draft of evaluation in written form for 2022 Fu-Hua Eco-Friendly Night Market.
(4) 3 news of eco-friendly night market (Including Implementation results) were published on 15 August, 14 October and 22 November.
(5) Assited Fu-Hua Night Market winning 2nd place in the National Competition of 16 Eco-Friendly Night Markets (Ranked according to the votes and star-rate).
(6) Assisted monthly maintaenance for Fu-Hua Night Market and Hai-An Commercial Street with reducing disposable products for 10 times.
7. Promote the Eco-Friendly Food Delivery Service
(1) Submitted the evaluation for “G Charge of Garbage Collection and Treatment Improving methods” along with the final form of quota analysis.
(2) Set up systemto prevent auto-duplication and optimize searching function on “Charge of Garbage Collection and Treatment Information Site” on 12 July.
