Magistrate Wang Huei-mei Learns from Vienna City Incineration Plant: Art and Technology Transform Undesirable Facility into Landmark
Changhua County Magistrate Wang Huei-mei visited Austria to inspect urban governance and advanced waste treatment technology. She highlighted Vienna's city incineration plant, which combines art and cutting-edge technology to transform an undesirable facility into a landmark, supplying power to over 60,000 households. Magistrate Wang seeks to apply these insights to Changhua's waste management and urban regeneration.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsiao Po-yang, Changhua County, May 9th) Changhua County Magistrate Wang Huei-mei traveled to Austria to inspect urban governance and advanced waste treatment technology. Magistrate Wang stated that Vienna's city center has an incineration plant that integrates art and cutting-edge technology, transforming an undesirable facility into a landmark, with the energy generated by incineration supplying power to over 60,000 households.
Changhua County Government today issued a press release stating that Magistrate Wang Huei-mei led a delegation to Austria and the Czech Republic to inspect urban governance and advanced waste treatment technology. Yesterday, Magistrate Wang visited Aspern Seestadt in Vienna to exchange ideas with local urban planning companies and experienced car-free urban traffic planning via subway. Magistrate Wang stated that Changhua County is gradually promoting transformational development, drawing lessons from Vienna's urban regeneration and urban planning experience, hoping to create a human-centered, sustainable, and smart urban environment for Changhua.
The county government stated that Magistrate Wang and others also visited the incineration plant first. The plant shared its policy of waste-to-energy and aestheticizing undesirable facilities, transforming the industrial-looking incineration plant into a vibrant landmark. Magistrate Wang stated that by introducing public art and cutting-edge environmental technology, they aim to reverse the public's negative impression of environmental facilities, making the incineration plant a sustainable space that coexists with the community. The energy generated by incineration is converted to supply heat and electricity to over 60,000 households in Vienna's city center.
Magistrate Wang said that the Vienna city incineration plant, from being an originally undesirable facility, has become a landmark by incorporating artistic design into its exterior, and is projected to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040; how to properly handle domestic waste without causing air pollution, sustainably utilize it, and achieve carbon neutrality is a crucial issue that must be addressed. By drawing on Vienna's experience, they understand that art can also transform undesirable facilities into urban landmarks.
Changhua County Environmental Protection Bureau stated that Changhua County implemented waste reduction in 2024, with the per capita waste collection volume last year decreasing to 0.507 kilograms, a 17% reduction compared to 2023; residents' awareness of resource recycling also significantly increased, with the general waste recycling rate last year increasing by 3.15% compared to 2023; comparing data from 2023 and 2025, the total incinerated waste decreased by 46,016 metric tons, a reduction rate of 17%, easing the burden on incinerators, reducing carbon emissions, and improving air quality. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150509
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsiao Po-yang, Changhua County, May 9th) Changhua County Magistrate Wang Huei-mei traveled to Austria to inspect urban governance and advanced waste treatment technology. Magistrate Wang stated that Vienna's city center has an incineration plant that integrates art and cutting-edge technology, transforming an undesirable facility into a landmark, with the energy generated by incineration supplying power to over 60,000 households.
Changhua County Government today issued a press release stating that Magistrate Wang Huei-mei led a delegation to Austria and the Czech Republic to inspect urban governance and advanced waste treatment technology. Yesterday, Magistrate Wang visited Aspern Seestadt in Vienna to exchange ideas with local urban planning companies and experienced car-free urban traffic planning via subway. Magistrate Wang stated that Changhua County is gradually promoting transformational development, drawing lessons from Vienna's urban regeneration and urban planning experience, hoping to create a human-centered, sustainable, and smart urban environment for Changhua.
The county government stated that Magistrate Wang and others also visited the incineration plant first. The plant shared its policy of waste-to-energy and aestheticizing undesirable facilities, transforming the industrial-looking incineration plant into a vibrant landmark. Magistrate Wang stated that by introducing public art and cutting-edge environmental technology, they aim to reverse the public's negative impression of environmental facilities, making the incineration plant a sustainable space that coexists with the community. The energy generated by incineration is converted to supply heat and electricity to over 60,000 households in Vienna's city center.
Magistrate Wang said that the Vienna city incineration plant, from being an originally undesirable facility, has become a landmark by incorporating artistic design into its exterior, and is projected to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040; how to properly handle domestic waste without causing air pollution, sustainably utilize it, and achieve carbon neutrality is a crucial issue that must be addressed. By drawing on Vienna's experience, they understand that art can also transform undesirable facilities into urban landmarks.
Changhua County Environmental Protection Bureau stated that Changhua County implemented waste reduction in 2024, with the per capita waste collection volume last year decreasing to 0.507 kilograms, a 17% reduction compared to 2023; residents' awareness of resource recycling also significantly increased, with the general waste recycling rate last year increasing by 3.15% compared to 2023; comparing data from 2023 and 2025, the total incinerated waste decreased by 46,016 metric tons, a reduction rate of 17%, easing the burden on incinerators, reducing carbon emissions, and improving air quality. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150509
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