China is trying to find the solutions to its immense waste crisis. According to World Bank numbers, the country is currently dealing with 200 million tonnes of garbage a year. Landfills are crammed and a burden to their surrounding communities. To solve this, China is building more waste-to-energy plants than the rest of the world combined. But is this the right direction?
Guests:
Jennifer Turner (Woodrow Wilson Center)
Doug Woodring (Ocean Recovery Alliance)
Nickolas J. Themelis (Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council)
Christine Loh (HKUST and Civic Exchange)
