Nantou Tea Expo raises controversy over famous incinerator, Xu Shuhua fights back, Wen Shizheng calls for prudent handling

The Nantou Tea Expo sparked controversy over the incinerator. Wen Shizheng, candidate for Nantou County Mayor of the Democratic Progressive Party, warned that the impact of the incinerator on the tea industry will be both "tangible and intangible" and called on the county government to handle it with caution.

The Nantou Tea Expo was grandly launched. Faced with the controversy over the construction of an incinerator in the famous tea town, Nantou County Mayor Xu Shuhua also fought back hard today, hoping that the outside world would not stigmatize the Nantou tea industry. In response, Wen Shizheng, candidate for Nantou County Mayor of the Democratic Progressive Party, warned that the impact of the incinerator on the tea industry is both "tangible and intangible" and called on the Nantou County government to handle it carefully.

The Nantou County government built an incinerator in Mingjian Tea Village, which triggered criticism from the anti-incinerator self-help association, questioning the impact on the image of the tea producing area. Xu Shuhua attended the opening of the Tea Expo today and made a strong counterattack, pointing out that incinerators have been used in Taiwan for decades, and hoped not to mislead the public with wrong information.

Wen Shizheng said that the impact of incinerators on tea can be divided into "tangible" and "intangible". As for the tangible part, although the dioxin content produced by the new incinerator will be lower than the Ministry of Environment standards, it does not mean "zero" emissions, especially tea farming is relatively special. Tea is made without washing, so if there are dioxin attached, it will be drank directly.

The intangible part is the expectation psychology of consumers and tea merchants. If the incinerator is built, tea merchants will not buy famous tea, and consumers will not dare to drink it. This will have a great impact on the famous tea industry. We call on the county government to pay attention to solving the problem.

The Nantou Tea Expo stirred up controversy over the famous incinerator. Nantou County Mayor Xu Shuhua fought back, hoping that the outside world would not stigmatize the Nantou tea industry.