NEED PREDICTION AND STRATEGIES FOR DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE IN CHINA

Abstract

The paper forecasts demand for disposal of municipal solid wastes and explores strategies in China. Based on an analysis on exhaust characteristics of municipal solid waste at the city level, Beijing was chosen for the case study on disposal demand forecasting. Demand for the new waste disposal facilities and requisite investment for new facilities in the next 20 years (2001 to 2020) in Beijing were estimated for various scenarios of waste generation rate, disposal method and scale. It is estimated that Beijing will require 1, 620 to 4, 580 million Yuan of capital investment to build 8 to 22 new facilities, providing capability to dispose of the 37 to 50 million tons of municipal solid waste exceeding the disposal capacity of existing facilities in the next 20 years.