Why China’s Waste Incinerators Are Running Out of Trash

Baark, Erik

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Why China’s Waste Incinerators Are Running Out of Trash

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Baark, Erik
Lise Meitner Research Group China in the Global System of Science, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Max Planck Society;

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Baark, E. (2025). Why China’s Waste Incinerators Are Running Out of Trash. ThinkChina.

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Abstract

As China pushes forward with recycling and zero-waste campaigns, its massive incineration sector faces an unexpected problem: a shortage of trash. Is this a triumph of environmental policy — or a miscalculation in planning?