Development modes of municipal solid waste management in different geographical units and urban systems of China

摘要

The 11th five-year plan for national economic and social development in China clearly highlighted the rising need to accelerate the construction of municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal facilities and raise the decontamination rate of urban refuse to at least 60 by 2010. In 2008, cities and counties generated 256,237 million of MSW at a harmless treatment rate of 43.5, making it clear that the target of "no less than 60" is still a long way off. There were no detailed statistical data on the solid waste disposal situation in towns and villages, where waste production was estimated at approximately 40 million tons in 2008; 31.0 of all villages had set up waste collection sites, of which only 11.7 had taken measures to actually dispose of their waste (CURCSY, 2008).