The Sustainable City by Steven Cohen

Author:Steven Cohen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: POL028000, Political Science/Public Policy/General, TEC010000, Technology & Engineering/Environmental/General
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2017-11-14T05:00:00+00:00

TABLE 6.1 Summary of Waste Management Practices in New York City, Hong Kong, and Beijing

PARAMETER NEW YORK CITY HONG KONG BEIJING

Population 8.4 million 7.24 million 21.7 million

Area 790 km2 1,104 km2 16,800 km2

Waste generation rate More than 14 million tons of waste and recyclables per year (OneNYC) 6 million tons per year of solid waste (EPD) 4.13 million tons (in 2006, when the population was 13.33 million)

Spending on waste management ($US) $2.3 billion annually (2014) $1.4 billion annually (2013) $242.8 million (in 2006)

Agency responsible for waste management New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Environmental Protection Department (EPD); Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Beijing Municipal Administration Commission (BMAC); Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau (BMEPB); Beijing Municipal Environmental Bureau of Commerce (BMBC)

Private partners The Business Integrity Commission Not specified The Beijing Environment Sanitation Engineering Group Company

Year first landfill was built 1947 1960 1994

Major goals Zero waste by 2030 (OneNYC) Reduce the per capita disposal rate of municipal solid waste by 40 percent by 2022 (2013 Blueprint for Sustainable Use of Resources) Incinerate 30 percent of municipal solid waste by 2030 (China’s Twelfth Five-Year Plan)

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