Green Olympics dream coming true
By Xie Chuanjiao | China Daily | Updated: 2007-01-30 07:20
Beijing is on its way to realizing its dream of staging a "Green Olympics" by succeeding in disposing of 90 percent of its urban sewage in the proper manner before schedule.
Till date more than half of the treated wastewater, or 360 million cubic meters, has been reused both in the agricultural and industrial sectors, especially in cooling towers of power plants.
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Tianjin residents walk in a park decorated with the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games mascots and motifs on Sunday. The decorations contribute to the celebratory atmosphere ahead of the lunar new year, which falls on February 18 this year. Li Shengli |
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