EIGHT MILLION Ep.5: Is burning waste China's quick solution to ocean plastics?

China is trying to find the solutions to its immense waste crisis. According to World Bank numbers, the country is currently dealing with 200 million tonnes of garbage a year. Landfills are crammed and a burden to their surrounding communities. To solve this, China is building more waste-to-energy plants than the rest of the world combined. But is this the right direction? Guests: Jennifer Turner ( Woodrow Wilson Center ) Doug Woodring ( Ocean Recovery Alliance ) Nickolas J. Themelis ( Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council ) Christine Loh ( HKUST and Civic Exchange ) Mao Da ( Rock Environment and Energy Institute )

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EIGHT MILLION Ep.5: Is burning waste China's quick solution to ocean plastics? is an episode from Eight Million by Marcy Trent Long, Sustainable Asia.

This episode is 17:17 long.

This episode was published on Mar 13, 2019.

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