“If we want to remove all the disasters in this world, each of us must improve his own heart. Then each of us has a healthy heart, them our society, our country and even the whole world can live together peacefully.”
--- Master Cheng Yen---
--- Master Cheng Yen---
Hualien is a cleaned town, especially in Tzu Chi Universities. Environmental care is one of Master thought, she started recycle center for decade ago since the global warming hadn’t been a big problem, in order to reduce overwhelming garbage, safe tree, forest and energy. It is obvious in our dormitories in separating recycle waste. The garbage place do not provided everyday, only Tuesday and Thursday that we can waste. There are volunteers to check garbage bag one by one strictly if the recycle ones are not separated, you must pick them up from the bags by your own hands. Besides there are about 6 classification of recycle garbage, you must waste them correctly in each block.
By the way, In Thailand we have too many plastic bags they must be wasted and difficult to be destroyed eventually. But in Hualien, unbelievably, it is very difficult for us to get only one plastic bag. When u buy something in Supermarket or any shops you must buy plastic bags either in case you need them. Moreover In Tzu Chi University, they care environment and safe energy in other ways such as reducing pollution by using bicycle, turning off all dormitory lights after midnight (the plug still works, u can use a lamp), the sensor light system everywhere that work only when people exist, usually using ladder instead of elevators though their classes are on 6th floor, using their own cutlery in cafeteria.
“Neo Cutlery” is an environmental care project of Tzu Chi students, my international student friends. They concerned about the global warming problem and overwhelming garbage in the world. This gathering started since last year in order to reduce disposable chopsticks and cutlery foam garbage by campaigning Hualien people to use their own bowl, chopsticks, cup, bottle of water, shopping bags and ask the shops & restaurants to use the cleanable cutlery instead of disposable ones or give some discount for the customers who use their own cutlery.
They may the first group of university students that created and did the project themselves for the environment. Then Hualien government came to cooperate with their project by giving certificates for the participated shops and restaurants. This project has achieved beautifully in Hualien. However it is pity that in Taipei, a capital city which is not far from Hualien, you can see a lot of foam cutlery and disposable chopsticks everywhere… I am very regretful either.
By the way, I am very proud to have such good friends, Absolutely, Master must appreciate to them much more than me. Hopefully our environmental love and care concept will spread to others in Taiwan and everyone around the world. And if our dreams come true, the world is cleaned and peaceful, Ecstasy will be in our minds.
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