Solid waste imports cut 57% in Q1

Restricted garbage is reduced by two-thirds in wake of inspections

Solid waste imported into China decreased by 57 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, and the country will work to reduce that dramatically, Li Ganjie, minister of ecology and environment, told the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Tuesday.

The importation of restricted garbage dropped by 64 percent in the same period, he said.