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Staying onto the topic of conservation in Taiwan, Tainan City Environmental Protection Bureau has a golden pavilion antique shop where they store second-hand furniture. The sanitary team use their creativity to fix up unwanted furniture, thrown away by members of the public, and turn it into something useful again. The results are then sold, for a very cheap price, so you can save money, and save the planet at the same time.
< A great bargain >
These rattan chairs originally cost more than 30 USD each, but now they are on sale for only 2 USD, making it a great bargain.
Tainan City EPB deputy director, Lin Jiansan :" Someone threw them away; we think they are still usable so we recycled them. After fixing them up, we can use them again. If the recyclables cannot be used, we will use part of the materials and make something out of it. "
< As good as new >
Here at Tainan's Environmental Protection Bureau, the sanitary team members have become carpenters, not only giving old and unwanted furniture a new look, but for the furniture that has historic meaning, the government authority even keeps them for collection purposes.
< Member of the public >
To use what we originally have and make it into an even better item, I think it's valuable.
Tainan City EPB deputy director, Lin Jiansan :" Sustainable resources can be reused. Members of the public can also bring broken items and we will fix them up for a real cheap price. "
< Sustainability through recycling >
With creativity and some skills, what seems broken can be fixed and reused, making resources both sustainable and recyclable.
接下來我們來關心台灣的環保議題。台南市環保居有一個環保藏金閣放了許多二手家具，清潔隊員發揮創意，將民眾丟棄的家具整修後變成可以再利用的東西。這些二手家具用更便宜的價錢賣出去，希望可以傳達珍惜資源的重要性。
「這些藤椅原本一張要30多元美幣，但現在只要兩塊錢美幣，買到等於賺到了。」
台南市環保局副局長林健三：「這是民眾廢棄的，我們看它是堪用，所以回收回來，我們做簡單修繕後，我們就再利用，另外回收回來如果不堪用，我們取它的材料重新再製作，出來一個新的產品。」
在台南的環保局裡，清潔隊員變成了木匠，不只將廢棄的舊家具整理後重獲新生，更將具有歷史意義的家具收藏起來作為展示用品。
民眾：「就有的東西，重新利用的更好，我覺得這很有價值。」
台南市環保局副局長林健三：「資源要永續再利用，民眾也可以把不要的、可是還可以用的拿來讓我們修一修，我們用最便宜的價錢幫你修。」
用創意加上一些技巧，看起來像是廢棄物可以整理後再利用，讓物資可以永續並且有回收的價值。
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