Tibet has started operating its first resources recycling market in capital Lhasa to reduce garbage on the roof of the world, Chinese authorities said today.
Situated about 12-km from downtown Lhasa in Doilungdeqen county, the market covers an area of 15.5 hectares.
"The market has filled the gap in Tibet in recycling renewable resources to change the current situation," said Zhai Xincheng, Secretary General of Tibet Resource Recycling Association.
Currently, Tibet generates 3.50 lakh tonnes of renewable waste and recycles only two lakhs tonnes annually, while most waste generated in Tibet is transported to other regions and recycled there, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
"Inadequate and disordered recycling in Tibet has seriously affected the urban environment," Zhai said.
With a total investment of USD 8.16 million the market is designed to recycle two lakh tonnes of resources annually, including metal, plastic and paper, said Li Zhiqing, manager general of a local recycling company undertaking the construction.
Li said the recycling will be done in an enclosed warehouse to avoid secondary pollution.
