Biological Treatment of Municipal Solid Waste in Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China

Simultaneously with this astonishing economic progress, China faces increasingly severe environmental problems which could counteract long term development. Air pollution, the lack of clean water and an insufficient waste treatment system are the current main environmental problems. The central and local governments become increasingly aware of these ecological issues and intitial steps have been taken to address the problem. The facts and main political, economic and ecological issues with regard to waste treatment have already been presented and discussed at the last DepoTech in 2004. This presentation discusses the latest developments in waste management in the provincial capital and biggest city of Anhui, Hefei.