Environmental Management Administration

The goal is to help smokers develop good habits at the source: fully extinguishing cigarettes, not smoking while walking, and disposing of cigarette butts in trash cans. Change can be achieved by shaping a positive social atmosphere, encouraging mutual reminders and support, and working together to put these practices into action.

The Ministry of Environment (MOENV), in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture (MOC), established a National Alliance to jointly promote "cigarette butts off the ground" throughout the country. On June 5, 2024, World Environment Day, the two ministries held the "Reduce Cigarette Butts, Clean Up the Environment: National Alliance Launch Event" to promote the National Cigarette Butts Off the Ground Initiative, beginning with cultural change. Minister Peng Chi-Ming of the MOENV, Minister Li Yuan of the MOC, Executive Yuan Youth Advisory Committee member Chang Han-Wei, student Huang Yu-Chen of Taipei First Girls High School's "Girls in the Oasis" environmental organization, and Jason Huang, founder of Rethink, participated in a discussion. They expressed hope that all sectors of society would pay attention to the issue, encourage one another, and work together to put the initiative into practice, making "cigarette butts off the ground" a reality and creating a more beautiful environment.