The 2008 Environmental Cup “Resources Recycling” Debate Competition attracted a total of 32 universities and colleges around Taiwan to participate. There were two topics that have been chosen for the competitions, namely “The disposable plastic tablewares should be banned in Taiwan’ and “The resources recycling system in Taiwan should be privatized” Through the arrangement of a series of related events and the competition process itself, the competition aims at promoting the achievements of resources recycling works in Taiwan and related knowledge among university students and the general public, and at enhancing the understanding of the value and importance of resources recycling system in protecting our environment. It also expected that through the preparation, discussion and debate on the two resources recycling topics, and the participation of academics and experts in the process, new and innovative views on resources recycling policy could be raised. To achieve the aforementioned objectives, the 2008 Environmental Cup Debate competition was consisted of a cascade of events, including the kick-off press conference, the opening ceremony, preliminary round competition, quarter finals, semi finals and finals, as well as the awarding ceremony. The design of the events was to maximize the promotional objective of the competition. Through the preparation, discussion and the instruction delivered by expert referrers, it also hoped to enhance the understanding of resources recycling related issues among university students, and, as a consequent, to participate in environmental protection activities in the future. At the same time, the eventual target was to generate long-term interest in environmental protection related issues so as to achieve sustainable development policy in Taiwan.

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