Taipei City Government

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is currently conducting renovation work to overhaul the facilities at Muzha Incineration Plant to reduce carbon emission, boost efficiency of electricity generation, and improve building safety. However, the decision to alter the design of the chimney had evoked different opinions among residents.
 
In the interest of incorporating public opinions on the design, DEP announced that the image on the chimney will be decided through i-Voting mechanism. The results of the online voting will be reviewed and discussed by committee members of the Taipei City Public Participation Committee.
 
The i-Voting process will be finalized in 3-month, with the design determined by the end of October at the earliest.
 
According to DEP, the renovation period of the incineration plant will last through 2019. Facilities including the chimney, the emission treatment system, the thermal heat recovery unit, and the electricity apparatus will be reinforced.
 
The plan of replacing the current “giraffe” chimney with “blue magpie” design was proposed on June 13, followed by a local hearing session on July 6. Topics such as schedule, improvements, progress, and environmental impacts were covered during the event. However, many among the audience expressed the desire to retain the original giraffe design. To ensure the input of citizens in the planning process, DEP decided to adopt i-Voting as a way of incorporating public opinions into the final decision.