Besides the public's complaints that how to sort waste is not clearly defined and that the collection procedure is inconvenient, environmental groups are concerned that instituting the policy without adequate supporting measures-giving rise to problems such as insufficient publicity, the failure to purchase dedicated vehicles for collecting kitchen waste, and the still-incomplete state of processing sites-will undermine its effectiveness.
對此，市長馬英九承諾將提供回收桶給全市需要的公寓大樓，並於九十三年二月起派清潔隊員前往各大樓收取。除了民眾抱怨分類標準不清、收取不便之外，環保團體則擔心，在宣導不夠、未添購專用廚餘回收車、後續處理廠也尚未興建完成等配套措施沒有準備妥當前，倉卒上路將不利於政策的推動。