What smart technologies are used in solid waste management?

The recycling rate of domestic waste is 46%, the comprehensive utilization rate of general industrial solid waste is 91%, the comprehensive utilization rate of industrial hazardous waste is 59%, and the recycling rate of demolition waste is 99%. Five special areas, including the new district, promoted pilot projects for the construction of “no-waste cities”, and coordinated urban development and solid waste management.

How to turn waste into treasure? What smart technologies are used in solid waste management? How do citizens practice the concept of “no waste”?

 

Statistics show that Shenzhen generates about 440,000 tons of solid waste every day. Among them, construction waste is about 393,000 tons, and domestic waste is 32,300 tons. How to turn waste into treasure from “waste” to “energy”? “What goes into the furnace is garbage, and what goes out is energy.” Bao’an Energy Ecological Park, known as the “Garden-style Energy Ecological Park”, is currently the largest waste-to-energy plant in operation in Shenzhen. According to the staff, the daily power generation of the 12 incineration lines in the park is about 5.1 million kWh, which is equivalent to the power generation of burning 3,000 tons of standard coal, which can meet the electricity demand of 450,000 households. In addition, it also provides about 200,000 tons of hot steam for nearby printing and dyeing factories and other enterprises, and the slag produced in the incineration can be made into environmentally friendly bricks for paving.