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A year into Beijing's compulsory household waste-sorting policy

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CGTN (China Global Television Network)

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Beijing implemented compulsory four-category household waste sorting for 21 million residents starting May 1, 2020. One year in, daily waste collection fell from 27,700 tonnes (2019) to 20,600 tonnes (early 2021), the recycling rate reached 37.5%, and separated food-waste volume rose to nearly 11.6 times the pre-regulation level.

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  • 20,600 t↓ Decrease

    daily waste collection(household waste sorting mandate)

    PolicyControl: 27,700 t/day in 2019
    region
    Beijing, China
    year
    early 2021
  • 37.5 %

    recycling rate(household waste sorting mandate)

    Policy
    region
    Beijing, China
    year
    2021
  • 11.6 x↑ Increase

    increase multiple(food waste separation)

    CompostControl: pre-regulation level
    region
    Beijing, China
    year
    2021
  • 3,878 t

    daily tonnage(food waste separation)

    Compost
    region
    Beijing, China
    year
    April 2021
  • 1,275 count

    classification stations built(waste sorting infrastructure)

    Policy
    region
    Beijing, China
    year
    2021

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