E-waste treatment plant to debut in Beijing
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-07-19 17:00

A treatment plant capable of handling 1.2 million disposed household electric appliances, will debut in Beijing later this year.

Supported by state-owned China Huaxing Group, the e-waste center has been located in Yizhuang, a major manufacturing base in the southeastern part of Beijing.

Experts predict Beijing will produce 115,200 tons of e-waste in 2006 alone, including 3.576 million units of wasted TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, air-conditioners and personal computers and 2.345 million units of cell phones.

In 2010, experts say Beijingers will be throwing away 158,300 tons of e-waste.

As illegal e-waste collection has caused serious pollution to the environment and harmed human's health, China is expected to enforce regulations governing the treatment of waste electronic equipment this year.