Garbage collection in bags in Keelung City is a future trend.

(Photo by reporter Lu Xianxiu)

[Reporter Lu Xianxiu/Report from Keelung] Keelung City is entrusting a professional unit to evaluate the garbage collection policy and analyze the pros and cons. The evaluation is expected to be completed in November this year.

Keelung Mayor Xie Guoliang said today that he will actively understand the impact on the public, but in the future Keelung will definitely implement garbage collection with bags, and when it will be implemented is still under evaluation.

Taipei and New Taipei City have promoted the collection of garbage fees with bags for many years. New Taipei City has reduced the amount of garbage by 40% within 10 years of implementation. Keelung City Councilors believe that the average cost of purchasing garbage bags is cheaper than the collection of water fees based on the experience of Shuangbei City, and has achieved garbage reduction. , It is recommended that the Environmental Protection Agency study and promote the collection of garbage fees with bags.

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The Environmental Protection Bureau of Keelung City considers the allocation of inspection manpower and financial budget, as well as the impact on the living habits and expenses of citizens. Therefore, at the end of October last year, a professional consulting company was commissioned to evaluate and analyze the pros and cons. The evaluation is expected to be completed in November this year.

During the press conference after the municipal affairs meeting, Mayor Xie Guoliang was asked whether he would implement the policy of collecting garbage fees in bags according to Shuangbei. Xie Guoliang said that the Environmental Protection Bureau is still studying, and the city government will actively understand the impact on the public in the second half of the year At present, Shuangbei is already doing it, and the future direction and goals are also very clear. In the future, Keelung will definitely collect it with the bag. As for the implementation, it has yet to be evaluated.