After the height of this influx of hikers there was a trying period while all the trash left behind was cleaned up, but Su Jih-t'ang was able to come up with a plan to deal with the problem before the following New Year's holiday period. His "clean mountain" campaign involved having the tourists themselves dispose of their garbage.
在去年十月的登山人潮後，雖有一段艱苦的清理垃圾時間，但面對接續而來的元旦假期，他想出了因應對策﹘﹘發起「淨山」運動，讓遊客自己把垃圾處理掉。