Reported 8 months ago
Taichung's garbage disposal issue remains unresolved, with daily garbage amounting to 287 tons unable to be processed, while landfill space in the city is down to about 100,000 tons. The smell of acrid air fills the atmosphere as even the Dali district landfill is accumulating up to 300,000 tons of garbage. City councilor Zhang Fenyu urges Mayor Lu Xiuyan not to delay the replacement of old incinerators and to prioritize the bidding process by year-end. The Environmental Minister expressed shock at the immense amounts of garbage in Hsinchu’s landfills, but Zhang points out that seeing Dali's 300,000 tons would be even more alarming. With daily garbage production at 2,340 tons and incinerators only capable of processing 2,053 tons, there's a growing gap of 287 tons daily, which, compared to last year's 232-ton shortfall, demonstrates an ongoing increase in garbage. The Environmental Protection Bureau is forced to distribute unburnable waste to several landfills in different areas, causing them to sound alarms as they approach capacity, with only around 100,000 tons of space left in the city's landfills. Zhang explains that what started as a place to temporarily store garbage during incinerator maintenance in Dali has now accumulated over 30,000 tons due to the increasing intake, leading to foul odors. Zhang calls on the Environmental Bureau to take action and ensure that the incinerator replacement plan proceeds without delays, as the situation worsens and raises concerns among Dali residents.
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