This Day, That Year

Editor's note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up policy.

In October 2009, a dispatch control center for renewable resources was officially put into use in Beijing's Dongcheng district, as seen in an item from China Daily. The 8,000-square-meter facility was designed to store about 200 metric tons of trash a day.

In recent years, the capital has promoted a garbage classification system and built many more control centers to protect the environment.