Government teams up with accommodation businesses to cut island’s plastic waste

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/05/25
By: Huang Tzu-ti, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's Green Island is seeking to become an island free of bottled water in a project that will see 33 places offering free drinking water.

In a partnership with accommodation businesses, the Taitung County Government is implementing a project for waste reduction on the volcanic island off the eastern coast of Taiwan. The offshore island, administered as Lyudao Township, is a tourist attraction reachable by plane or ferry.

Travelers will be able to access free potable water at 33 locations, information for which is available on the website https://reurl.cc/MvR0oL. The measure aims to cut down on the use of plastic bottles while raising public awareness on the importance of environmental protection.    [FULL  STORY]