Mar 18, 2010 05:19 PM

Dilemma of Waste Incineration in China

By staff reporters Wang Jiapeng and Zhang Ruidan

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(Caixin Online) The photo collection Siege of Garbage by Wang Jiuliang, a freelance photographer presents the shocking situation of landfills on the outskirts of Beijing. Preexisting landfills are approaching maximum capacity and new landfills will be costly. Now, local authorities in many cities of China are considering an alternative solution, waste incineration – in spite of tremendous public antipathy.

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