Future of the Environment

China generates more waste than any other country. How does it deal with it? 

Workers eat their lunch at a restaurant inside a Foxconn factory in the township of Longhua in Shenzhen, Guangdong province January 21, 2015. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD SOCIETY INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - GM1EB1L1M8701

By 2030, China's volume of waste is projected to be double that of the United States. Image: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Angela Chen
Founder, East Circular
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