At present, recycled kitchen waste is mainly cooked and used for pigswill. However, the EPA plans to shift the recycling of kitchen waste to the production of compost. Therefore, the quality of compost production and distribution will determine whether these recycling efforts are successful. The manner in which agricultural authorities can accommodate the new plans will play a vital role in the establishment and operation of a kitchen waste recycling regime.
目前全台廚餘再利用的方式多半經高溫蒸煮後做為豬隻飼料，但環保署計畫未來廚餘利用將以堆肥為主，因此堆肥的製作和下游流通的良窳，勢必也關係著回收的成敗，農政單位將如何配合，對廚餘回收體系的建立、運作也扮演舉足輕重的角色。