For example, looking at the FY1994 budget for the Environmental Protection Administration, more than half of the allocated NT $ 10 billion-plus will pay for incinerators under an item entitled: "Upgrading environmental engineering and construction." Meanwhile a paltry share of the budget-less than 4 % --is going for waste management, protection of air and water quality, and noise control, which are the items people care most about.
譬如以民國八十三年度環保署的預算為例，總數一百餘億元的預算中，竟有一半列在以興建焚化爐為主的「加強環保工程及設施」項下；至於一般大眾最關心的廢棄物管理、水質保護、空氣品質保護及噪音管制等，合起來還不到百分之四，實在微不足道！