▁waste ▁pl astic ▁b ags , ▁and ▁increasing ▁measures ▁have ▁been ▁taken ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁since ▁then ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁waste . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Taiwan ' s ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Administration ▁( E PA ) ▁b anned ▁out right ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁dispos able ▁table ware ▁in ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁ 9 6 8 ▁schools , ▁government ▁ag encies ▁and ▁hosp it als . ▁ ▁The ▁ban ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁eliminate ▁ ▁of ▁waste ▁like ▁dispos able ▁cu ps ▁year ly . ▁ ▁In ▁Germany , ▁Austria , ▁and ▁Switzerland , ▁laws ▁b anning ▁use ▁of ▁dispos able ▁food ▁and ▁drink ▁containers ▁at ▁large - scale ▁events ▁have ▁been ▁en act ed . ▁Such ▁a ▁ban ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁place ▁in ▁Mun ich , ▁Germany ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁applying ▁to ▁all ▁city ▁facilities ▁and ▁events . ▁This ▁includes ▁events ▁of ▁all ▁sizes , ▁including ▁very ▁large ▁ones ▁( Christ mas ▁market , ▁A uer - D ult ▁F aire , ▁Oktober fest ▁and ▁Mun ich ▁City ▁Mar athon ). ▁For ▁small ▁events ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁people , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁arranged ▁for ▁a ▁corpor ation ▁offer ▁r ental ▁of ▁cro ck ery ▁and ▁d ish w ash er ▁equipment . ▁In ▁part ▁through ▁this ▁reg ulation , ▁Mun ich ▁reduced ▁the ▁waste ▁generated ▁by ▁Oktober fest , ▁which ▁attract s ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁people , ▁from ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁metric ▁tons ▁in ▁ 1