Beijing's waste sorting goes back to basics

BEIJING WILL pioneer a new, simplified mode of garbage sorting in certain communities later this year, according to which residents only need to separate kitchen waste from other waste before disposing of it. Fawan.com comments:

How to process household garbage has long been a headache for Beijing and other cities.

The experiences of other countries shows the most efficient way of cutting the amount of waste lies in residents sorting their waste before disposing of it. In some developed countries, there are strict laws that require residents to sort their disposals into kitchen waste, recyclable waste, metals, and plastic, and so on. Data show that sorting can help to cut the amount of garbage by 30 to 50 percent.