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Despite various successes occurring for protests of this type, China's national government has continued to acknowledge incineration as a viable solution for managing municipal waste, and as such, has continued to plan and develop numerous incinerator plants throughout the country. [5]
WID Waste Incineration Directive; WIP Waste Implementation Programme; WIPP Waste Isolation Pilot Plant; WISARD Waste Integrated Systems Assessment for Recovery and Disposal; WLP Waste Local Plan; WLWA West London Waste Authority; WM2 Technical Guidance WM2 Hazardous Waste: Interpretation of the definition and classification of hazardous waste
The central government has established a tiered planning and legal system to guide, implement and regulate urban development and construction in accordance with the national economic plan. During the 1990s and the early 2000s, environmental modeling and zoning concepts became important elements of city planning and management in China.
Plasma gasification is in commercial use as a waste-to-energy system that converts municipal solid waste, tires, hazardous waste, and sewage sludge into synthesis gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide that can be used to generate power. Municipal-scale waste disposal plasma arc facilities have been in operation in Japan and China since 2002.
For example, in 2010, in urban areas of China 95% had access to piped water supply, while the share in rural areas was only 45%. [ 14 ] The magazine The Economist described the urban-rural gap in the following stark terms: "The reforms that Deng Xiaoping first launched in China's countryside 30 years ago have now left its peasants in the ditch."
Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of substances contained in waste materials. [1] Industrial plants for waste incineration are commonly referred to as waste-to-energy facilities. Incineration and other high-temperature waste treatment systems are described as "thermal treatment".
The Eighth five-year plan, which was implemented from 1991 to 1995, was China's national economic development plan. In the beginning, the plan was designed to enhance the standard of living of the populace and the value of industrial and agricultural output.
The Ninth five-year plan, China's national economic and social development plan for 1996–2000. It was the first complete five-year plan in China since the introduction of the socialist market economy , with the primary objective of enhancing the quality of life and reforming the enterprise system.