Reforming the Urban Sewage and Waste Treatment Sectors
January 31, 2003 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesAbout 160 million tonnes of urban waste are discharged every year in China and only half this amount is properly treated. In 2001, around 22.8 billion…
About 160 million tonnes of urban waste are discharged every year in China and only half this amount is properly treated. In 2001, around 22.8 billion cubic metres of urban sewage were discharged, but less than 35% went through centralized treatment. Sewage and waste discharge have become the main sources of pollution in urban areas.
On September 10 2002, State Development Planning Commission (SDPC), the Ministry of Construction (MOC) and the State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) jointly issued the Promoting Development of Industrialization of Urban Sewage and Waste Treatment Sectors Opinion (the Opinion) in an effort to improve the quality of the urban environment and achieve sustainable socio-economic development.
The Opinion has mainly tackled reforms in the pricing and management systems in the two sectors, and are aimed at generating a real market economy for these sectors.
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