China to promote household garbage sorting nationwide

A volunteer demonstrates putting a kitchen waste carrier back to a collecting shelf in Beijing, capital of China, June 29, 2019. China on Friday vowed all-out efforts to promote household garbage sorting nationwide. The country will invest 21.3 billion yuan (3.1 billion U.S. dollars) in the construction of garbage processing facilities to meet demand, Zhang Lequn, an official with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, told a press conference. (Xinhua/Li Xin)