February 2020
China is the country with the large amount of population and solid waste generated in the world. Each year, the total amount of solid waste generated in China is about 10 billion tons which includes nearly 4 billion tons of livestock and poultry waste comprising approximately, 1 billion tons of crop straws, 3.3 billion tons of general industrial solid waste, 40 million tons of industrial hazardous waste, 1.35 million tons of medical waste, about 1.8 billion construction waste, and 200 million tons of municipal waste in large and medium cities.
Within the solid waste market, China’s municipal waste generation is significant. According to relevant data released by the China National Bureau of Statistics, the volume of municipal waste collection and transportation in China was 203.62 million tons in 2016, an increase of 28.8% from the volume of 158.05 million tons in 2010. In 2016, China’s disposal of municipal solid waste was at 196.74 million tons and had a disposal rate of 96.6%. According to this growth rate, China’s municipal solid waste collection is expected to reach 240.97 million tons by 2020 which means China needs to increase its collection and disposal capacity by 44.23 million tons. The solid waste disposal market in China still has room for significant expansion and will require significant investment to achieve the needed level of proper solid waste disposal.
For more information about current China’s solid waste disposal approaches, situation of solid waste submarket, related policies, and incentives to invest in technology, please download the full report.
A Report on China’s Solid Waste Market
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