For city government employees, the new scheme presented an even greater challenge than the "trash doesn't touch the ground" policy introduced during Chen's tenure as mayor. For the battle-weary staff of the city's Bureau of Environmental Protection (BEP), this was a "second revolution." BEP director Shen Shih-hung announced that he would resign to take responsibility if the new policy failed.
對市府員工，此「役」比起陳水扁市長時代推行的「垃圾不落地」政策挑戰更大，「兵疲馬困」的環保局員工形容這是搞「二次革命」，環保局長沈世宏就表示，垃圾費隨袋徵收措施若失敗，他將下台以示負責。