According to the report by Beijing Municipal Commission of City Management, Beijing municipal government has planned to invest 2 billion yuan (US$292 million) in waste sorting and its infrastructure this year.
The capital city will establish demonstration zones for waste sorting, with each district having at least one demonstration street and the remaining streets having at least one demonstration community.
Measures such as “no sorting, no collection and transportation” will be taken to strengthen the implementation of sorting responsibility.
The amount of waste, however, has increased rapidly despite improved capacities of waste treatment. Other problems that need addressing include a sluggish market of renewable resources, shortage of recycling staff and surge in the amount of express packages and electronic trash.
The government will formulate a package of plans to further reduce the number of waste sources through measures involving importing clean or half-clean vegetables to the city, limiting packaging and the use of disposable goods, and promoting trade of used goods.
Additionally, four waste-sorting industrial parks will be built to ensure that household waste is recycled and treated without causing pollution.
According to the working plan, the system of waste sorting will become mature and the goals of less waste and more harmless waste will be realized by 2020.
