Xinhua: Trash Mountain in Hainan — China’s Environmental Friendly Province
From Xinhuanet: Hainan Province has passed its environmental protection legislation in 1999. But now only the waste in its capital, Haikou City are processed. © Wang Jun for China Digital Times (CDT),...
View ArticleResidents Shut Down Garbage Plant in Jiaxing
Jiaxing residents demonstrated their complaints against Jiaxing’s Buyun Garbage Incineration Power Plant by laying waste outside of the disposal plant. From Xinhua: From Xinhua Rotting rubbish has been...
View ArticleChina’s Big Recycling Market Is Sagging
China’s recycling industry has taken a hit from the global economic crisis, as commodity prices sharply decrease. From Dan Levin of the New York Times: Each morning Tian Wengui emerges from the home he...
View ArticleBeijing to Sweeten Stench of Rubbish Crisis with Giant Deodorant Guns
The Guardian reports on a novel new way that Beijing is dealing with its overflowing landfills: giant fragrance guns: The high-pressure guns, which can spray dozens of litres of fragrance per minute...
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