Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/08/24
By: Liu Chien-pang and Elaine Hou
Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) People flocking to Beitou Park in Taipei to play the mobile game Pokemon Go 
have left behind large amounts of trash, forcing Taipei authorities to take extra measures to clean up the garbage, city officials said Wednesday.
The park has become a popular spot for Pokemon Go players because of the sighting of several rare Pokemon monsters, attracting waves of people but also their trash. The city has set up more trash cans there and deployed more workers to clean up the garbage.
A cleaning worker at the park said city workers removed more than 100 kilograms of trash from the park on the afternoon of Aug. 21 alone.
Noting that crowds of Pokemon players have continued to appear at the park and generate large amounts of waste over the past two days, the Parks and Street Lights Office under the city government called on the players Wednesday to remove their trash after visiting the park. [FULL STORY]
