Chen, of the Green Citizens' Action Alliance, says the EPA should be investigate rumors that the Peitou waste incinerator has been treating hazardous industrial waste.
EPA officials said, however, that special operation guidelines for treating non-hazardous industrial waste have been followed by operators at the incinerator, which can burn 1,800 tonnes of waste a day.
"We have a comprehensive mechanism to inspect all waste sent to the plant because we previously discovered some toxic solvents which were mixed up with non-hazardous industrial waste," said Tsai Huei-min (
Tsai said that details about the waste treated at every incinerator would be released to the public on the Internet to allay people's fears.
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