For the reference of anyone interested, Elizabeth Balkan over at New Energy and Environment Digest 新能源与环保参考 has a good post on some of the (limited) recycling initiatives being undertaken by the Shanghai government. As she points out, one of the major concerns the government has to take into account when considering any action in China is how it will affect employment. As I mentioned, a staggering number of people make a meager living off of China’s trash collecting/recycling industry. Having residents sort their own trash, while more efficient and sanitary, cuts a number of people off from their main source of income.
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2009
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