Mountain of garbage shrinks for first time

Beijingers bucked the trend during the first two months of 2010 and managed to produce significantly less garbage than they did during the same period last year.

Chen Ling, vice-director of the Beijing municipal commission of city administration and environment, told METRO households produced 7.06 percent less trash.

Last year, during the two-month period, Beijingers sent 741,800 tons to landfills and garbage processing facilities. This year, people threw out 689,500 tons.