It is imperative for Ryukyu hostels to support environmentally friendly hotels.

It is imperative for Ryukyu hostels to support environmentally friendly hotels.

In order to encourage lodgers in Little Ryukyu to fulfill their social responsibility for environmental protection, the Pingtung County Environmental Protection Bureau specially held a "seminar on the promotion of environmentally friendly hotels" in Ryukyu Township on the 14th, attracting more than 100 people from hostels, non-profit organizations and people interested in the issue of environmentally friendly hotels in the area.

Ryukyu Township is located on the outlying island of Pingtung County. Due to convenient transportation and rich marine ecology, especially the density of sea turtles ranks first in the world, it attracts tourists from all over the world every year. However, the amount of garbage left behind by tourists is also increasing year by year. Plastic garbage flows into the sea, causing sea turtles and fish to eat by mistake. The Environmental Protection Bureau specially held a "green hotel promotion seminar" in Ryukyu Township on the 14th, which was fully supported by the hostel industry present. After the meeting, under the joint witness of the Director of the Environmental Protection Department of the Executive Yuan, Hong Shuxing, and the township head, Lin ailing, the hostel operators on the island took an oath to protect the environment and joined the ranks of environmental hotels.

The environmental protection hotel is promoted by the Environmental Protection Department of the Executive Yuan in order to encourage people to bring their own toiletries, continue to stay without changing sheets, towels and other operators to promote environmental protection. With reference to the practice of Japanese hotels promoting green coins (Green Coin), the Environmental Protection Department launched an environmental protection hotel promotion program. In response to the Consumer Green Action, operators provide feedback such as house price concessions, dining coupons, commodity discounts, package itineraries or tourist attractions, or allocate some funds from saving spare parts to sponsor and promote environmental protection activities. in order to encourage all people to participate, the public can find environmentally friendly hotels all over Taiwan.

Finally, the Environmental Protection Bureau specially reminded tourists that Hsiao Ryukyu hostels will no longer take the initiative to provide disposable supplies. Please bring your own toothbrushes, environmental cups, bags, and tableware, in order to maintain the sustainable ecological environment of the Ryukyu Island. please don't forget to take the garbage away and leave behind beautiful memories.

It is imperative for ▲ Ryukyu hostel operators to support environmentally friendly hotels