Visitors leave 2,000 tons of trash in Liouciou / 小琉球觀光熱潮 垃圾恐破2千公噸　　　　　　　　　　

Last year, four hundred thousand tourists visited Liouciou, and this year, the township office is expecting that tourists would leave after two thousand tons of trash. Recently, some visiting college students have found where all the problem started. The island simply does not have enough trash cans. ==Student== We hope to collect everyone's signature, and urge the township office to install more trash bins. Carrying boards and signs, these college students have been collecting signatures from tourists, urging the township office to set up more trash bins. ==TOURIST== At scenic area or in some streets, there are not enough trash bins. Maybe many people are not very conscious about littering. You see trash everywhere. It is unpleasant. These college students only stayed in Liouciou for a few days, but they found many trash in corners at every scenic area. The reason was that there were not enough trash bins. ==TSAI SHENG-JUNG, Student== If the trash was all gathered in one place, it would be easier to clean up. If there are no bins, trash is scattered everywhere, and that costs much more to clean up. This action earned support from tourists and residents. Some shop owners offered bottled water in appreciation. The students wrote a proposal indicating which places need trash bins and more cleaning. However, local residents want tourists to bring their own trash home. ==RESIDENT, Bed Breakfast Owner == We have an obligation to educate tourists, to tell them not to litter or to take their trash home, or put it in trash bins. For places without trash bins, then take the trash back to your Bed Breakfast. More tourists are visiting Liouciou during the summer vacation, and so there is more trash. The township office anticipates this year will be a record year for trash dumped on the island: over 2,000 tons of trash, a lot of trash for a small island. So, what is the solution? The authorities are still thinking about it. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN ==連署活動發起學生== 我們希望藉由大家的連署簽名 來讓鄉公所的人設置多一點垃圾桶 背著尋求支持的看板，一群到小琉球打工換宿的大學生，連著好幾天在風景區找遊客連署，希望為島上爭取多設置垃圾桶。 ==遊客== 在景點或是一些街道 垃圾桶真的也不夠 而且可能大家還沒有那個觀念 所以到處都會有垃圾 這點有點破壞景觀 學生才到小琉球待幾天，就和許多遊客一樣，發現知名景點的角落和附近，藏了很多垃圾，他們原本只是發起撿垃圾活動，但經過訪談，發現遊客不容易找到垃圾桶。 ==連署活動發起學生 蔡聖榮== 你要不就集中一地 做一個好清理 比較方便 可是你今天不這麼做的話 是在各地 垃圾是會散在各地的 那你們下次要清理 是很麻煩 人力成本會更高 連署獲得許多遊客和在地居民支持，還有店家送水感謝他們來關心小琉球環境，最後他們也寫出一份企劃書，向鄉公所建議需要設置垃圾桶和加強清潔的地方，鄉公所也同意進行評估，不過，在地居民說，最需要的還是遊客把自己的垃圾帶走。 ==小琉球居民== 民宿要把遊客教育好 希望他們把垃圾不要亂丟 自己帶回去啦 或是有垃圾桶的地方就放垃圾桶 沒有垃圾桶的地方就帶回民宿= 暑假一到，就連人來人往、最熱鬧的大街，一旁也被丟了很多垃圾，鄉公所預估，今年島上垃圾可能會創下新紀錄，超過2千公噸。在還沒做到垃圾減量以前，如何不讓垃圾隨地散佈在整個小琉球，從居民到公部門，需要及早思考和因應。 記者 王介村 許政俊 屏東報導