Waste Management

in
Shenzhen
WONG Yue-ming

10 March 2011
 Contents

• Background

• Municipal solid waste management

• Related legislations/regulations

• Conclusion
 Shenzhen, China
• a city of the Guangdong province
• at the mouth of Pearl River at the southern part of
mainland China
• consists of six districts: Nanshan, Futian, Luohu, Yantian,
Bao’an and Longgang
 Shenzhen, China
1979 – fishing village (population around 20,000)
1980 – 1st Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
1999 – population = 4.05 million
2009 – population = 8.91 million
2005 – 10731 tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) daily

What we can do about the MSW?

 MSWM in China
Road cleaning Refuse Institutional Commercial
Household
refuse container refuse refuse Waste generation

By residents
or private By each By each
By CSB By CSB
collector institution market

Collection Transfer station Waste collection

Site (Recyclable waste separation) and separation

By CSB By CSB

Industrial recycle
and reuse Waste treatment
Sanitary landfill, composting, incineration
and disposal

Collection through City Sanitation Bureau (CSB)

Collection through private agency

Source: Zhang et al (2010)

 Collection and Transportation of MSW
in Shenzhen
Put garbage bin back to collection point Put container back to transfer center

Collect and load Transfer Station – Container attach to Transfer to landfill

garbage bin onto unload garbage into truck after fully in fully enclosed
truck container and loaded condition
compress
Different bin for
different type of
MSW

Source: UPDIS (2005)

 Transfer Station

Transfer station for unload

and compress garbage into
Transfer station container
with 30 nos.
loading/unloading
platform
166 nos.

Transfer station for storage of

garbage bin
3756 nos.
 Waste Treatment and Disposal

4.76 million tonne

(2009)

Landfill Incineration
2.57 million tonne 1.92 million tonne
 Sanitary Landfills in Shenzhen
2009
Actual
Designed Anticipated
Capacity （ Compliance with Service
Facility Capacity Location Mechanism close-down
tonne/da National Standard Period
(tonne/day) date
y）
Leveling, Complied with the
compaction, cover- “Standard of
Xiaping up with soil daily, Household Garbage
Solid Luohu collection of Pollution Control” and 1997 ～
3500 3500 2036
Waste district leaching for “Standard of 2036
Landfill treatment and Household Garbage
collection of gas for Landfill Pollution
reuse Control”
Complied with the
Laohuke Leveling, “Standard of
ng compaction, cover- Household Garbage
Sanitary Baoan up with soil daily Pollution Control” and 2002 ～
2290 2290 2009
Landfill district and collection of “Standard of 2009
(Stage leaching for Household Garbage
1） treatment Landfill Pollution
Control”
 Incineration Plants in Shenzhen
2009
Actual
Designed
Capacity （ Compliance with National Completed
Facility Capacity Location
tonne/da Standard in
(tonne/day)
y）
“Standard for pollution control
Urban
on MSW incineration” and
Environmental
Integrated 450 340 Luohu district “Standard for permit limits of 1988
effluent for Guangdong
Treatment Plant
Province”
“Standard for pollution control
NanshanWaste on MSW incineration” and
Nanshan
Incineration Power 800 800 “Standard for permit limits of 2003
Plant district effluent for Guangdong
Province”
Nantian Waste “Standard for pollution control
Incineration Power on MSW incineration” and
Yantian
Plant 450 450 “Standard for permit limits of 2003
district effluent for Guangdong
Province”
“Standard for pollution control
Central City on MSW incineration” and
Longgang
Waste Incineration 300 300 “Standard for permit limits of 1999
Power Plant district effluent for Guangdong
Province”
“Standard for pollution control
Baoan Laohukeng on MSW incineration” and
Bao’an
Waste Incineration 1200 1276 “Standard for permit limits of 2006
Power Plant Laohukeng effluent for Guangdong
 Incineration Plants in Shenzhen
2009 (cont’d)
Actual
Designed
Capacity （ Constructed
Facility Capacity Location Compliance with National Standard
tonne/da in
(tonne/day)
y）
“Standard for pollution control on
Pinghu
MSW incineration” and “Standard for
Waste permit limits of effluent for
Longgang Guangdong Province”
Incineration 675 700 2005
district
Power Plant
Phase 1
“Standard for pollution control on
Pinghu MSW incineration” and “Standard for
Waste permit limits of effluent for
Longgang Guangdong Province”
Incineration 1000 1000 2006
district
Power Plant
Phase 2
Latest Approach in Industrial Reuse and
Recycling
Shenzhen Solid Waste Exchange Center
• industrial waste > raw material of products

Source: Habitat Environment of Shenzhen City

 Legislations

• Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on

Environmental Protection – enter into effect as of
December 31, 1994.

• Rules of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on the

Implementation of Law of the People’s Republic of
China on the Prevention and Control of the
Environmental Pollution of Solid Wastes – in effect in
June 1, 1997.

• Measures of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on the

Management of Environmental Protection in the Service
Sector – in effect in March 1, 2002.
 Legislations

• Regulations of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on

Environmental Protection of Construction Projects– enter
into effect as of November 1, 2006.

• Rules of Shenzhen Municipality on Collection and Use

of Urban Household Waste Treatment Fee – in effect as
of January 1, 2007.
 Legislations

• Provisional Measures of the Shenzhen Municipality on

the Management of Kitchen Wastes – took effect as of
October 1, 2007.

• Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Environmental

Protection Regulation was enforced on January 1, 2010.
 Trend of MSWM in Shenzhen
• Landfill would run out of space within 5 years.
• People awareness of pollution issues:–
protests against incinerators in spring 2009;
doubt if proper operation of incinerator
• Other problem – safe depose of ash left over

Other ways to reduce daily MSW:

• Recycling
• Reduce use of packaging
• Sort trash temperature in the furnace incinerator to burn clean
 Conclusion
population MSW
increased increased

Landfill
resolve
problem?
People’s awareness of pollution issues

latest technology in controlling

emission

Demand for wte incineration facility increase

 Conclusion

• Waste exchange center help reducing waste

• Assist the reuse and recycling business
• Provide opportunities
• Attract people to participate in waste reduction.
 Contents

• Background

• Municipal solid waste management

• Related legislations/regulations

• Conclusion
Thank You