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皇冠体育app and EU to work together on recycling

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-19 13:39

Cooperation between the recycling industries in 皇冠体育app and the European Union (EU) should be enhanced, officials attending the 5th 皇冠体育app-EU Round Table meeting agreed Monday.

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Wang Gang, chairman of the 皇冠体育app Economic and Social Council, said developing a recycling industry is one of 皇冠体育app's key strategies in its economic and social advancement. To do that, 皇冠体育app will strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the international community.

Mario Sepi, president of the European Economic and Social Committee, said 皇冠体育app and the European Union face a common environmental fate and stressed the importance of exchanging experiences of waste disposal.

With fast economic development and population growth, 皇冠体育app has an increasing amount of waste, according to the round table meeting.

About 130 million tons of waste were produced in 皇冠体育app in 2008. That number is growing at a rate of seven to nine percent each year, said Zhu Tan, director of the Research Center for Environment and Social Development at Nankai University.

He said 皇冠体育app lacks technology and equipment necessary for classified waste collection in cities. Also the lack of publicity and supervision has made recycling inefficient.

Around 40 delegates from Europe and 皇冠体育app attending the round table meeting called for the construction of a Sino-EU recycling board to strengthen communication of experiences and information.