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Incinerators called for as landfills almost full
     2015-October-1  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    FOUR landfills in Shenzhen that handle half of the city’s household garbage are being challenged by shrinking disposal capacity and complaints from neighbors. Experts are calling for waste incineration to deal with the garbage in a sustainable way, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported Wednesday.

    The Laohukeng landfill, located in Bao’an District, began use in 2002 and currently has two disposal areas dealing with 3,200 tons of garbage per day. The spokesperson of the landfill said both areas are about to be filled, requiring a new filling area.

    “Beside the landfill there are two incinerators that can burn 4,200 tons of garbage per day, and a third incinerator is under construction,” said Jiang Jiansheng, a staff member with the environmental health department of the city’s urban management bureau.

    Jiang added that these incinerators are expected to handle all household waste in Bao’an District and Longhua and Guangming new areas. While the landfill will only be used in an emergency, the actual refuse output may be more than predicted.

    The Honghualing refuse landfill in Longgang District also faces a shortage of space. It was designed to handle 400 tons of rubbish per day but takes in 1,500 tons of waste every day. The person in charge said the landfill will be filled up by the end of this year.

    The Yahu landfill in Pingshan New Area has received complaints from nearby residents since September last year. The nearest neighborhood is located only about 2 kilometers away from the landfill.

    Huang Kailun, a staff member of the urban management subbureau in Pingshan New Area, said the landfill can handle 650 tons of waste per day. In a bid to minimize the smell, all disposal areas are covered and the open-air work zone was moved to the side farthest away from the neighborhoods.

    Residents in these neighborhoods once blocked the landfill’s entrances to protest the smell. During the five-day protest, garbage in over 30 waste transfer stations in Pingshan New Area mounted.

    “We had to transfer garbage to Longgang District for disposal, but the transport for a roundtrip took two to three hours because of the long distance and poor traffic,” said Huang.

    Xiaping refuse landfill in Luohu District faces the same challenges. As more residential estates are constructed around it, complaints from landfill neighbors are growing.

    “If four landfills are shut down without new facilities to handle the garbage, the garbage will pile up in the city,” Jiang said.

    From January to August, the daily amount of household garbage disposed in Shenzhen was up to 15,800 tons, 4.6 percent higher than the same period last year, according to statistics from the city’s urban management bureau.

    “We have thought about building new landfills, but it’s not realistic,” said Jiang. Four refuse landfills now occupy about 200 hectares of land, but the city only has 100 hectares of land that can be used.

    Dr. Gong Baixun, the head of Shenzhen’s municipal sanitation treatment plant, said it’s almost impossible to completely eliminate the smell of a refuse landfill, adding that garbage incineration will be a better solution for Shenzhen as it is more eco-friendly and occupies less space.

    (Zhang Yang)

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