Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/12/09
By: Kuo Chu-Chen and Chiang Yi-ching

Taipei, Dec. 9 (CNA) A French TV show host who recently visited Liuqiu, a coral island off the coast of eastern Taiwan's Pingtung County, praised the reusable cups offered by the island's cup-sharing program as well as its other eco-friendly schemes.

Jerome Pitorin visited the island to shoot an episode of Echappees belles, a French travel show that he hosts. The show airs weekly on Saturday nights on the channel France 5.

The Tourism Bureau and the Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area Administration, which provided support for Pitorin and his crew, released a statement Monday about the visit.

According to the administration, Pitorin and his crew traveled around Liuqiu using reusable cups from the island's cup-sharing program, which was launched in April 2019.

The program works like this: People can borrow reusable cups for free from 23 rental points that are either beverage shops, convenience stores or tourists service centers. People are allowed to take the cups of beverages to go, without having to buy drinks in plastic bottles.   [FULL  STORY]