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TALKING TRASH: Beijing
TALKING TRASH: Beijing looks at a couple of urban waste management initiatives underway in Beijing to address growing volumes of trash. Currently, Beijing produces 18,400 tons of garbage every day, of...
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TALKING TRASH: Shanghai
TALKING TRASH: Shanghai explores one city’s measure of success in improving waste treatment by implementing changes at all levels of waste management. Insufficient sanitation and waste management is...
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Government, Backed into a Corner on Public Incinerator Concerns, Pushes Back
Beijing municipal officials recently announced plans to continue with seven incinerator projects in the Beijing area, despite protests of nearby residents. As we have reported before, Beijing’s trash...
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Panyu Residents Victorious in Blocking Planned Incinerator, Expected to Meet...
To some, the surge of public action to oppose a planned incinerator in south China’s Panyu city may indicate growing popular environmental awareness, concern and activism in China. To others, the...
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China Diverting Toxic Waste to North Korea, Emerging Information Suggests
China has taken considerable steps in recent years to address electronic waste management practices unsafe for the individuals involved and harmful to local land and water supplies, as NEEDigest has...
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UNEP Report Urges E-Waste Action, Focuses on China
A new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report – Recycling – from E-waste to Resources (pdf) – identifies the growing problem of e-waste internationally. Includes is the finding that, by 2020, computer...
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