Made the same score prosperous Olympic Winter Games last year, the Korea that comprises by 5 girls that come from justice city county puts bottle group victory on the ice each strong opponent, carry off runner-up, this lets justice city county the agricultural small town with this pretty scenery gets the attention of each country media, for a short while good not scene.
Recently, the spotlight of world media again focusing is in justice city, but this reason however unlike last in that way glorious.
Occupy CNN3 month 3 days to report, in justice city county, have the rubbish mountain with a the biggest Korea, had burned 3 months, and if be not added,be controlled, the rubbish on this rubbish hill wants 5 years to just can be burned.
Korea is the biggest rubbish hill
An early morning Feburary, the weather of Korea has not turned warm, in the rice field of Luo Dongjiang bank, the coverall with 6 workers dirty dress, wearing respirator, mount nearly 15 meters tall rubbish hill, extinguish the blaze above, but they every put out one place, another is in upblaze.
This rubbish hill had burned 3 months, but that bit of rubbish of burn-up is measured to its 170 thousand tons body for it is a drop in the sea only.
The dweller suffering on the side of rubbish hill can'ts bear character. A farmer Piao Xianshun of kind of aubergine (transliteration) say, big firebrand her conservatory big canopy is firing cindery, smother held off sunshine, destroyed her crop.
"My eye aches, the head also aches... all dwellers are having a rough time. " she says, "This rubbish hill is in my home town, I am a little abashed. I am a little abashed..
2008, rubbish reclaims station operator Jin Xidong (transliteration) management license is obtained in place, the government allows him to be in appoint place corner not 2000 tons over rubbish flotsam. When 2016, because the iteration of local dweller is complained, the management of Tophet is permitted by revoke. Jin Mou refuses to obey, hit lawsuit to the court, lose a lawsuit after.
2017, mercantile Li Yuanzhen (transliteration) dish next this place reclaim station, rebuild its burn for rubbish power plant. As a result of him elsewhere has the business additionally, then employ Jin Mou is power plant controller, oneself are not participated in manage. After assuming office, jin Mou with the post reclaim wildly rubbish, get sudden huge profits with illegal means, make the bulk of rubbish hill expanded inside short time 80 multiple. When waiting for rubbish hill to cause authorities to pay close attention to eventually, jin Mou runs already the route goes person, miss up to now; Li Mou is so-called company already Jin Mou discharge, and with oneself " not know the inside story " for take off easily duty.
Nowadays, rubbish hill became the liability of local government. Chief of local environment branch says, the most rubbish of Tophet comes from an other place, local government natural resources is limited, essential " digest " not the flotsam of so huge amount. As expedient, local government extended to local dweller only before this face guard.
Korea government expresses, the plan keeps clear of from this flaming hill this year 21 thousand tons of rubbish, but 149 thousand tons when remain will manage to still not be clear about like where. Li Yuanzhen of boss of garbage power mill says, he hopes to build to burn in this place factory, but he admits, want an all rubbish the time that burn-up needs 5 years.
Korea is immersed in " rubbish crisis "
According to round-the-world times report, actually justice city county is Korea only the one place in numerous and illegal Tophet just. According to statistic of Korea environment ministry, this country at present the rubbish gross of illegal tip is as high as home 1.2 million tons, if why handle these days,quantity rubbish has become Korea authorities most one of headaching problems.
Normally, the rubbish of Korea basically has idea of 3 kinds of processing: Reclaim recycle, treatment is fuel, or burn directly. Still having a simpler and direct way is exit abroad.
However, because Korea mist haze is serious in recent years, the government tightened up pair of rubbish to burn factory and rubbish burn the superintendency of establishment. Accordingly, the amount of incineration facilities reduces 395 of last year from 611 of 2011.
The rubbish that Korea street will pile up last year in April
2017, chinese government is strong roll out foreign rubbish " ban your " , announce to 24 kinds of rubbish flotsam undertakes reclaiming no longer, inflict heavy losses on almost Korea is relevant industry. According to estimation of association of Korea international trade, one of main pollution sources of Korea -- of plastic rubbish right China exit pelter 90% .
Previously, the waste that Korea does not handle can export China directly, but after issueing foreign rubbish prohibition from China oneself, a large number of rubbish cannot export Korea, can pile only in mainland, the generation that this also caused black market -- processing plant agent meets a few rubbish handle rubbish with the price under market price, their processing means is dump.
According to CNN report, 1 ton of rubbish fall in underpopulated place, agent can obtain 130-170 dollar to differ, and according to Korea law, illegal tip rubbish needs to pay 3000 dollars fine only at most. The Li Yuanzhen that preamble mentions reckons Jin Xidong passed this kind of means to earn about 22 million dollar.
And the generation of blackmarket brings about normal rubbish to handle company profit to be decreased greatly, must reduce business, this conversely aggravate of Korea " rubbish crisis " . Last year in April, according to Han Lian the company reports, korea capital is encircled (head Er, Ren Chuan, path thing capital city and its environs) company of carry of majority rubbish Qing Dynasty, classification with profitless for, announce to reclaim no longer PET is plastic box of eat of polystyrene of bottle, white, this with one action is moved, let those sign rubbish to reclaim with them dweller village of the agreement met with disaster.
One lives in path thing capital city and its environs China city the dweller of some village plaints: "Go down so again, the village becomes dump! " since plastic rubbish after be being taken over without the company, of the village reclaim in the station, was occupied by force by sundry plastic waste.
Property carries to rubbish Qing Dynasty the company made several telephone calls, try to invite opposite party plastic rubbish carry away, be rejected however. "Can put first only, without what method. " the administrator expresses helplessly.
Finally, the Korea government that does not have method is obliged to move to intervene, all 48 rubbish Qing Dynasty of city of requirement head Er, Ren Chuan city, path thing capital city and its environs carry the company continues to reclaim the plastic rubbish such as box of deserted carefe, epispastic eat.
Last year in August, korea is mid the area falls repeatedly heavy rain, the flood develops rubbish Korea lake of big Qing Dynasty of lake of labour of the 3rd adult,
15 thousand square metre lake the face is enclothed by rubbish
According to U.N. data, since 1992, china received waste of global close half, this makes Chinese trash gross increased 10% to 13% . China imports " of these " foreign rubbish, use as the raw material that extraction makes new plastic product.
But announced to prohibit silvering coin in the round 2017 after rubbish enters a country, the foreign rubbish amount that enters our country every year is decreased suddenly, according to xinhua net report, be in only 2018 first quarter, volume of import of litter of our country solid dropped compared to the same period 57% .
American Japan pressure is enormous
In fact, cannot handle rubbish not only it is Korea, these developed countries of Japan, United States are promulgated in China " foreign rubbish " after the ban, encountered a trouble more or less.
Reported on Feburary 21 according to joint company, office of research of earthly environment strategy (the analysis weighed IGES) a few days ago, the plastic rubbish that Japan exported 2018 is measured relatively decreased 2017 3 into. Foreign rubbish ban of China, bring about Japan to be opposite China acute of volume of solid litter export is decreased to original very one of, the influence is tremendous.
2015, japan exported China of expect of 880 thousand tons of useless model in all, have 340 thousand tons PET bottle among them, if conversion is 500 milliliter outfit, be equivalent to 11 billion bottles. White well thorough shows the president of group of Japanese white well that is engaged in industrial litter processing, "Before this too depend on China " . Even Japan handles a company to heave a sigh " had handled came nevertheless " .
American reject reclaims guild report shows, before 2018, the United States year all export even more to China 13.2 million tons of waste paper kind discard with 1.42 million tons plastic, total prices is worth 5.6 billion dollar, 1/4 what occupy China to import solid waste material.
But arrived 2018, according to the newest data of bureau of American country statistic, the waste paper that the United States exports to China and useless chipboard reduce 6.99 million tons by 10.67 million tons of 2017, and abandon plastic it is 559 thousand tons of acute from 2017 decreases 45 thousand tons more. This lets the United States reclaim the industry feels know clearly runs pressure unprecedentedly.
According to Peng Bo the company reports, a lot of United States companies must send a few rubbish that can reclaim to rubbish to fill bury, because do not have other processing means. The presiding apparitor that the 2nd big trash of American manages enterprise Republic Services the Tang Dynasty? Sileige (Don Slager) expresses, this is to reclaim of the industry " truth hour " .
According to this company newspaper of newest year money shows: 2018 annual its reclaim article sell the income that give about 290 million dollar, relatively the income of 540 million dollar at before one year, glided 55% . 2017, of old paper box reclaim the price ever was as high as every tons of 159 dollars, and can sell 97 dollars a ton only 2018. Of old newspaper reclaim the price also is decreased from the acute of every tons of 100 dollars 2017 to 59 dollars.
China does not receive foreign rubbish, the developed country is forced to export rubbish to southeast Asia and South Asia, according to data of bureau of American country statistic, up to in November 2018, india imports the specified amount from box of American waste paper, waste paper is 1.6 times before one year, indonesia also grew 132% than 2017. In plastic litter respect, the United States always exported a quantity to decrease 33% , and Malaysia increased from entrance of plastic waste material 55% .