The great garbage avalanche of 2009?

The great garbage avalanche of 2505 from Idiocracy

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The Chinese capital is facing a "garbage crisis" as the city's facilities struggle to cope with the ever increasing levels of waste that are growing at 8 % per year, the China Daily said on Tuesday.

With the city producing some 18,400 tons of garbage every day and the city's processing plants only able to dispose of 10,400 tons, Beijing has an overload rate of 67 %.

The Chinese capital, home to 16 million people, already faced a similar crisis in the 1980s. "Judging from the current situation, it will soon have another one," director of the city's municipal administration commission, Chen Yong said.

China is reported to have produced some 280 million tons of garbage annually, causing major environmental pollution. While the government is devising measures to deal with the "garbage problem," Chen has called on the population to reduce the amount of household waste they throw away.

In June 2008, the Chinese government introduced a national ban on shops giving out free plastic bags to customers, aimed at curbing the huge litter problem generated by non-biodegradable bags, which accumulate in landfills and are rarely recycled. China uses up to 3 billion plastic bags a day. -- RIA Novosti

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