NTU Campus Guidelines for Reducing the Use of Disposable Tableware and Bottled Drinking Water
1. Scope of Application:
(1) Meetings, trainings, and events organized by first-level administrative units.
(2) Meetings, trainings, and events held in school offices, buildings, or other campus areas (including those hosted by external parties renting or borrowing venues), must comply with the policy.
2. Official Implementation Date:
Effective from November 1, 2022 (Academic Year 111).
3. When organizing meetings, trainings, or events: Meals should primarily be ordered in reusable containers and with washable tableware (e.g., metal lunchboxes). Alternatively, offer non-plastic packaged meals other than lunchboxes, such as snack boxes, fruit boxes, rice rolls, rice balls, sandwiches, and subs. Drinking water should be supplied via water dispensers or barrelled water/beverages. Participants should be encouraged to bring their own reusable cups as part of green actions to reduce single-use products and support source reduction policies.
4. Since July 2019, NTU has complied with the Taipei City Government’s ban on disposable and melamine tableware.
For more information:
https://www.dep.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=B18D1A1E2787E330&sms=305AECD29BED80F5&s=C68384BEAE8F3A65
5. For meal orders:
You may refer to the university’s list of vendors offering meals in metal lunchboxes: https://meals.ntu.edu.tw/board/detail/sn/2117
Or refer to the EPA’s promotional site for source reduction of single-use products: https://hwms.moenv.gov.tw/dispPageBox/onceOff/onceOffHp.aspx?ddsPageID=EPATWH
Under the section "Reduction of Disposable Tableware and Bottled Water by Government Agencies and Schools" for downloadable resources.
6. Reporting Requirement:
From the implementation date onward, first-level administrative units must submit a monthly report on their performance from the previous month by the 5th of each month to the General Affairs Division.
(Download the reporting form: “NTU First-level Administrative Unit Reporting Form for Reducing the Use of Disposable Tableware and Bottled Drinking Water”)
7. Instructional Video:
Guidelines and promotional video on reducing disposable tableware and bottled drinking water use in government agencies and schools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJVQcSht5bE
