Panyu presses on with incinerator plans
September 27, 2012 Category Environment, Pollution
Nearly three years after plans to build an incinerator in Guangzhou’s Panyu district triggered massive protests, authorities have invited tenders to build the plant in a different part of the district. According to an urban solid-waste-management plan for 2010 to 2020, the district government has proposed that the waste incinerator be operating by 2014 in Dagang town, at the southern end of Panyu. The plant was originally planned for the northern end of the district. Two other towns – Dongchong and Dashi – were listed as backup options. Guangzhou’s main landfill in Xingfeng county is overflowing and faces imminent closure. In 2009, Panyu officials announced a plan to build the incinerator in Dashi, which borders Haizhu district, but in November of that year the proposal faced intense opposition from nearby residents. More than 10,000 signatures were collected, and hundreds of angry property owners, concerned about their health and the negative effects on real estate prices, took to the streets. The proposed incinerator in Panyu is designed to process 2,500 tons of solid waste a day, and the capacity is expected to be raised to 2,900 tons by 2020 and 4,000 tons by 2030. According to figures from 2010, Beijing and Shanghai each produced about 20,000 tons of rubbish a day. Central Guangzhou was generating at least 8,000 tons a day, with 7,000 tons going to the Xingfeng landfill and 1,000 tons to the incinerator in Likeng.
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