Economy
Organic waste plant begins trial run in S China city
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-03-24 13:58
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BEIJING: In an attempt to tackle the increasing amount of garbage generated from urban areas, Guangzhou's first organic waste treatment plant for kitchen trash began trial operations this week.
The 165-square meter plant, located in the Yanling Road area in the provincial capital of southern China's Guangdong, has a daily capacity of 2.4 tonnes of kitchen waste, according to the city's urban administrative committee.
The plant uses three biochemical treatment machines manufactured by the Beijing-based Goldenway Biology Technology Company, which supplies most facilities for organic waste treatment in China's capital.
After being heated at high temperatures for 30 minutes and fermented for about eight hours, kitchen waste will produce microbial flora, which can be used in microbial fertilizers.
"Microbial fertilizers have proven to be effective for growing plants and vegetables. That's why we are launching the organic waste treatment plant to recycle kitchen trash," Li Tinggui, director of the urban administrative committee, was quoted as saying by Wednesday's China Daily.
In the next five years, the city will be able to treat all organic waste generated from restaurants and households, accounting for about 50 percent of all waste produced in Guangzhou, Li said.
