| 英文摘要 |
The execution period of "The Project for Pushing of Waste Reduction at Source in Offshore Islands of Pingtung County in 2023", is from April 1 to December 20, 2023, and the results are collected as of December 15, 2023. The implementation results are summarized and explained as follows.
This project has surveyed and mastered the information of 53 catering operators in Liuqiu Township. The task team will continue to survey and establish a complete list catering operators in the future. The task team inspected the use of tableware in 41 catering businesses with physical stores and 2 convenience stores, and 34 of them implemented the use of reusable tableware, 6 operators use disposable tableware made of paper and 3 operators use disposable plastic tableware. After a re-inspection on August 1 of 2023, improvements have been completed. This year, the task team provided guidance to 6 catering operators, including "Rou Yi Thai Restaurant", "Ishijiya Japanese Restaurant", "Sugiyoshi Store", "Yi Ting Italian Cuisine", "Sibuhuo Sushi and Donburi" and "Xiaoshankanhai Art and Cultural Park", and demonstrated the use of reusable containers and tableware to serve meals instead of disposable tableware. The task team also inspected and provided guidance to 50 eco-friendly hotel operators to implement the reduction of disposable supplies, and all operators comply with regulations. The task team also promotes not to use the disposable tableware and plastic tablecloths at catering service, and provide reusable tableware for group or agency and school activities. It is estimated that the use of disposable tableware can be reduced by 21,260 sets per month.
In terms of Liuqiu Eco Tumbler sharing activities, this year the task team invested 4,500 Liuqiu Eco Tumblers, 2,500 bags for Liuqiu Eco Tumbler, and 300 logistics boxes, and continued to rent the store space next to the Liuqiu Visitor Center of the Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area Headquarters to activate as a Liuqiu Eco Tumbler cleaning station. The cleaned Liuqiu Eco Tumblers are regularly sent for inspection, which complies with the "Food Good Hygienic Practices". By using the LINE group setting up for beverage shops to manage the borrowing and returning Liushin Eco Tumblers, store owners can get started with the system operation, troubles reporting, and the process of delivering and replenishing Liuqiu Eco Tumbler and put forward the optimization suggestions. The operation of overall system is more optimized by the communication and cooperation of both the customer service and system sides with each store. The task team continue to operate and update the Liushin Eco Tumbler sharing action Facebook fan page to maintain the topic popularity on the Internet, and subcontracted to play a video ads on 8 transportation boats for promoting the Liuqiu Eco Tumbler Sharing Action, so that tourists can receive related information about the Liuqiu Eco Tumbler when they plan to visit the island and take the transportation boat. By the end of December 2023, the total number of Liushin Eco Tumblers borrowed was 98,843. It is estimated that the waste reduction benefit is about 202,628 beverage cups or PET bottles, and the carbon emission reduction is about 30,394 kgCO2e (based on the carbon footprint reduction of 150 g per bottle of 600 mL bottled water), with the homestay industry renting 74,263 Tumblers as the highest, accounting for 75% of the overall rental ratio.
Guiding 5 hotel operators and stores on the island, including "Ocean Style Resort Hotel", "Haohao B＆B", "Liuxialai Hotel", "Xiaoliuqiu Shamaki Leisure Resort" and "Jinbao jewellery store", agreed to provide the existing water dispenser in the store serves as a water refill station, and the store has applied to join the water refill APP to allow local residents and tourists visiting the island to easily search for the water refill locations. The average monthly water refill volume reaches 1,760 L, which can reduce the use of approximately 2,933 PET bottles. Provided guidance to five locations including supermarket of Liuqiu Township Farmers’ Association, 7-ELEVEN Huabianyan Store, Qingqing Liuqiu Bao Baked Handmade Twist Rolls, Haokeduo Fresh Supermarket and Honey Sweet Potato Candy to set up "Bag Reuse" circulation sharing stations. The task team also collects second-hand bags that are no longer used by the residents of Liuqiu Township and provides them as shared second-hand bags. Continue to encourage businesses operators in island not to provide free shopping plastic bags. It is estimated that the number of disposable shopping plastic bags per month will be reduced by approximately 1,210 pieces. Tutoring 5 specialty product stores, including "Qingqing Liuqiu Bao Baked Handmade Twist Rolls", "Brother Bao Baked Xiaoliuqiu Twist Rolls Sanmin Store", "Xiaoliuqiu Delicious Seafood Restaurant", "Xiaoliuqiu Xiaotiantian Handmade Twist Rolls" and "Happy Handmade Twist Rolls", offers discounts for customers who bring their own shopping bags to buy 10 and get 1 free.
The task team have coordinated with Cyuande Elementary School to promote the "Campus Waste Reduction Day", and stipulated that disposable tableware made of various materials, beverage cups, plastic straws, plastic bags, etc. are not used all day on Wednesday. Staff and students are required to bring their own eco-friendly tableware and reusable cups. This year, a total of 30 times were promoted, and it is estimated that a total of 3,450 disposable lunch boxes (utensils) are reduced. And coordinated with 7-ELEVEN Huabianyan store to become a concept store with a waste reduction image, referring to the "Services Design Guidelines for Waste Reduction at Source for Outlying Island Convenience Stores" and set up green stores with the local characteristics of Liuqiu Township. Complete the survey to master the use of packaging materials for transporting daily necessities at Baisha Pier and public ship terminal.
Through the promotion of this plan, it is estimated that a total of 255,000 sets of tableware, nearly 12,000 plastic tablecloths, 298,800 beverage cups or PET bottles, and more than 14,000 disposable shopping plastic bags every year can be reduced in Liuqiu Township, allowing Liuqiu Township to continues to advance the vision of "Eat, Drink and Have Fun but No Plastic Left in Liuqiu Island".
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