Rubbish to be taxed from next year

A tax on excessive rubbish disposal will be introduced next year in an attempt to combat the city's growing waste problem, local authorities said.

Chen Ling, vice-director of the Beijing municipal commission of administration, said organizations and residents would be charged under the tiered scheme, which would be imposed according to the total amount of rubbish produced.

"We have proposed that legislators start charging organizations and some individuals according to the volume of rubbish they produce," Chen told a legislative session on waste disposal, the Beijing News reported.