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Page 10contribution <strong>of</strong> economic growth to <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> <strong>municipal</strong> <strong>solid</strong> <strong>waste</strong> generatedis ignored, obviously, <strong>the</strong> growth rate <strong>of</strong> <strong>municipal</strong> <strong>solid</strong> <strong>waste</strong> <strong>in</strong> J<strong>in</strong>gshan is quitehigh.4.2 No Municipal Solid Waste Sort<strong>in</strong>g at SourceThe same as <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r Ch<strong>in</strong>ese cilies, J<strong>in</strong>gshan's <strong>municipal</strong> <strong>solid</strong> <strong>waste</strong> is not sorted atsource except for some recycables such as <strong>the</strong> <strong>waste</strong> paper, <strong>the</strong> alum<strong>in</strong>um beveragecans, <strong>the</strong> metal and metal food cans, and glass bottles which can be sold to <strong>the</strong><strong>in</strong>dividual collectors or garbage pickers.The three components <strong>of</strong> <strong>municipal</strong> <strong>solid</strong> <strong>waste</strong> such as household <strong>waste</strong>, streetgarbage and commercial sector <strong>waste</strong>, are mixed <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> drop-<strong>of</strong>f spots or landfills byus<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> common collection and transportation systems <strong>in</strong> J<strong>in</strong>gshan. These mixtures<strong>of</strong> <strong>municipal</strong> <strong>solid</strong> <strong>waste</strong> create a lot <strong>of</strong> problems for <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>waste</strong> <strong>management</strong>and treatment.4.3 NOMunicipal Solid Waste Treatment FacilityThere is no <strong>waste</strong> treatment plant <strong>in</strong> place for treat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>municipal</strong> <strong>solid</strong> <strong>waste</strong> <strong>in</strong>J<strong>in</strong>gshan. The only landfill place is a naturallow-land and around 2 hectares, withoutany environmental protection work carried out before or after it was used as a<strong>municipal</strong> <strong>solid</strong> <strong>waste</strong> dump<strong>in</strong>g place. The related environmental problems such as airpollution, surround<strong>in</strong>g water pollution, bad smell, <strong>the</strong> huge amount <strong>of</strong> flies andmosquitoes and <strong>in</strong>fectious disease are very serious.In conc1usion, <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> problems <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> J<strong>in</strong>gshan's <strong>municipal</strong> <strong>solid</strong> <strong>waste</strong> are<strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> <strong>waste</strong> generated, without any separation <strong>of</strong> <strong>municipal</strong> <strong>solid</strong> <strong>waste</strong> and no<strong>waste</strong> treatment facility toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong>ir relevant negatively environmental effects.Through <strong>the</strong> <strong>study</strong> trip, it was learnt thai J<strong>in</strong>gshan <strong>municipal</strong>ity has realized <strong>the</strong>seriousness <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>se critical problems and try to f<strong>in</strong>d proper solutions. Consider<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>long term, <strong>the</strong> <strong>municipal</strong>ity <strong>in</strong>tends to <strong>in</strong>stall a <strong>municipal</strong> <strong>solid</strong> <strong>waste</strong> treatment plantwith <strong>the</strong> capacity <strong>of</strong> 150ton/day. They have started to consult about technical solutionsand to look for <strong>the</strong> partially f<strong>in</strong>ancial supports.
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