600 residents protest waste incinerator project

Crowd dispersed only after officials pledged to take their petition to higher authorities in Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU - About 600 residents of Dongguan in South China's Guangdong province on Sunday protested a planned garbage incinerator in their neighborhood, the latest grassroots initiative to target incinerator projects in the country.

The protestors, mainly women, children and the elderly from the city's Zhangmutou town, gathered at the square outside the town government office building for a "peaceful parade" on Sunday morning, according to the town government's press office.