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Hazardous Wastes to Be Treated
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2002-02-21
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| China is spending billions of dollars to quell the flow of the millions of tons of hazardous waste which are discharged into the environment every year. According to the State Administration for Environmental Protection, some 19.5 billion yuan (2.4 billion U.S. dollars) is to be spent to build eight regional treatment plants and 113 smaller facilities around the country to dispose of toxic, inflammable, explosive, corrosive, chemically reactive and infectious waste over the next few years. Official statistics show that the country discharged 2 million tons of untreated hazardous waste in 2000. The pollutants included used electric cells, chemical fluid, organic solutions, electroplating liquid, solid chemical waste, preservatives and materials from surgical operations. Most of the used cells came from everyday garbage. Authorities have discovered that some unscrupulous profiteers even collected and processed contaminated bandages to use as stuffing for quilts and coats. The Chinese government has set 2005 as the date by which all China's hazardous waste will be properly treated and disposed of. However, experts say it will take longer to erase the accumulated impact of the hazardous waste. For example, 400 million fluorescent lights are discarded every year. If these used fluorescent lights are not recycled properly, their disposal will be equivalent to more than 12 tons of mercury being poured into the country's waterways every year. |
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