Coming to Beijing: More waste incineration projects

Beijing government officials said yesterday they will proceed with plans to build more waste incineration plants this year, despite some local residents and experts voicing protests and concerns over pollution brought by the controversial technology.

Building waste treatment projects, incineration plants in particular, is the way to tackle the capital's 18,000 tons of garbage produced each day, Guo Jinlong, mayor of Beijing, told the ongoing annual legislative meeting, which started yesterday.

"The government will push forward the current waste incineration projects and rebuild a number of waste treatment and trash burial sites that meet environmental standards," the mayor said in his annual work report.