Yilan hotel ordered to clean up ‘mountain’ of plastic bottles on roofStaff writer, with CNAThe owner of a hotel in Yilan County's Jiaosi Township (礁溪) was ordered to clean up more than 1,000 plastic bottles from the building's rooftop or face fines, following complaints from the neighbors. According to news reports, the hotel owner's elderly mother has long used the building's sixth-floor rooftop to grow vegetables, and at some point began collecting plastic bottles to hold down fabric she used to cover the soil. An aerial photograph released yesterday shows a "mountain" of plastic bottles on the roof of a hotel in Yilan County's Jiaosi Township. Photo courtesy of the Yilan County GovernmentOver time, the collection of bottles grew to "mountain-like" proportions, causing neighbors to report the property owners to the county government over possible public health and safety violations, the reports said. In a statement late yesterday, the Yilan County Government said it had sent officials from several agencies to inspect the rooftop.

Source: Taipei Times February 11, 2026 03:35 UTC