China faces a tough task in garbage treatment

时间：2007-05-15 01:53:38

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Chinanews, Beijing, May 15 – Garbage treatment is a big issue for China. In China, about 120 million tons of garbage are produced in urban areas every year and the amount is increasing by 8% year by year. Garbage produced in China now accounts for one-fourth of the total amount of garbage produced in the world. How to properly handle garbage has now become a big problem for the country.

 

Due to improper1 handling methods, about two-thirds of the 668 cities in China (excluding villages and towns) are surrounded by various types of garbage. The total amount of garbage produced in these cities has now reached 7 billion tons and occupies totally 800,000 mu (about 533, 333,360 square meters) of land.

 

In Beijing, the total amount of garbage, if piled up, can form a mountain 36 hectares in area and 40 meters in height, said an official at the Environmental Sanitation2 Department under the Beijing Municipal3 Administration4 Commission5 when describing the garbage problem in Beijing.

 

Compared with some industrial countries, which usually categorize garbage before handling them, most of the garbage produced in China is not properly categorized. As a result, China faces a tough task and has to spend a great deal more in processing the garbage later.

 
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1 improper b9txi     
adj.不适当的，不合适的，不正确的，不合礼仪的
参考例句：
  • Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
  • Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。
2 sanitation GYgxE     
n.公共卫生，环境卫生，卫生设备
参考例句：
  • The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
  • Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。
3 municipal vjAyD     
adj.市的，市政的；n.政府证券
参考例句：
  • The municipal authorities have kept the roads up well.市政当局把道路保养得不错。
  • The city is planning to build a municipal library.该市正计划建一座市立图书馆。
4 administration mJLyZ     
n.经营，管理；行政，行政机关，管理部门
参考例句：
  • Who is in charge of the administration of your company?你们公司的行政工作由谁负责？
  • The teachers are responsible to the school administration.教师向学校行政负责。
5 commission 1bkyS     
n.委托，授权，委员会，拥金，回扣，委任状
参考例句：
  • The salesman can get commission on everything he sells.这个售货员能得到所售每件货物的佣金。
  • The commission is made up of five people,including two women.委员会由五人组成，其中包括两名妇女。

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