Beijing's trash heaps keep growing

The amount of waste generated in Beijing is growing every year and would soon be unmanageable, Chen Yong, director of the city's municipal administration commission, said.

"Beijing will face a 'garbage crisis' soon as its current waste disposal capacity cannot meet the growing amount of trash," said Chen in a program of the Beijing People's Broadcasting Station on Sunday.

Beijing currently generates 18,400 tons of garbage every day when it can dispose of only 10,400 tons. The city's waste is growing by 8 percent annually, commission figures showed.