China is producing about 1.8 billion tons of construction waste annually as the volume of solid waste continues to expand in the country, said a report delivered at the 30th plenary session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee last year.

With rapid urban development, construction waste has become a severe problem in today’s Chinese society. It is estimated that the country will produce 2.6 billion tons of construction waste each year from 2020.

However, the reclamation rate of construction waste is less than 10% in China, far lower than the average level of developed countries which normally goes above 90%.

According to Pan Gong, a researcher with E20 Institute of Environment Industry, China now sees a smaller demand in garbage landfill and restoration, which is the major way of waste disposal in the country, especially as it has entered a state of saturation in infrastructure construction.

He said that in-situ dismantling to improve recycling rate will be the major approach for construction waste disposal in the future.

The first fixed disposing station for construction waste of Chaoyang district, Beijing will be completed this year. It is able to process as much as 1 million tons of construction waste.

In addition, northern province of Shanxi also proposed to establish at least one recycling facility of construction waste for each city before 2020, improving reclamation rate to above 30%. The figure will be further lifted to 60% in 2025.