Waste management in China : issues and recommendations (English)

China recently surpassed the U.S. as the world's largest municipal solid waste (MSW) generator. In 2004 the urban areas of China generated about 190,000,000 tons of MSW and by 2030 this amount is projected to be at least 480,000,000 tons. No country has ever experienced as large, or as rapid, an increase in waste generation. Management of this waste has enormous domestic and international implications. This report provides a general sector background...

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Chaudhry,Manisha;

Hoornweg,Daniel A.;

Lam,Philip;
Document Date
2005/05/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
33210
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
China,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2006/03/23
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Waste management in China : issues and recommendations
Keywords
industrial solid waste

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Chaudhry,Manisha; Hoornweg,Daniel A.; Lam,Philip.

Waste management in China : issues and recommendations (English). Urban development working papers ; no. 9 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/237151468025135801

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