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The investment and treatment efficiencies of industrial solid waste in China’s Yangtze and non-Yangtze River Economic Belts

Authors: Fang-rong Ren, Ke-jing Chen, Ze Tian, Yi Zhang

Published in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management | Issue 3/2022

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With the rapid development of China’s industrial sector, solid waste emissions have exploded along with the mismatch between treatment efficiency and economic development becoming increasingly prominent. The Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) is one of the most important core areas for the country to participate in economic globalization. Its expansive area and intensive industrial distribution mean more severe challenges for the treatment of industrial solid waste. Through the dynamic data envelopment analysis (DEA) method, this research selects 30 provinces to evaluate the efficiency of industrial solid waste treatment in YREB and non-Yangtze River Economic Belt (NYREB) and discusses the relationships among input, production, re-use, and disposal of industrial solid waste in the two regions. Findings show that the average efficiency of NYREB in recent years for many provinces shows a downward trend and an unstable solid waste treatment effect. Most average efficiency values of solid waste treatment in YREB provinces concentrate at a higher level, but the overall trend is positive. Finally, we note clear and polarizing differences between the two regions.

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Title: The investment and treatment efficiencies of industrial solid waste in China’s Yangtze and non-Yangtze River Economic Belts
Authors: Fang-rong Ren
Ke-jing Chen
Ze Tian
Yi Zhang
Publication date: 18-02-2022
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 1438-4957
Electronic ISSN: 1611-8227
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-022-01364-2

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