Through the efforts of EPA, the recycling rate for kitchen waste has been on the rise continuously in recent years; yet the recycling of bulk waste is still at the beginning stage and continues to rely on EPA funding for project implementation and promotional efforts. This project has completed the following tasks: (1) In concert with EPA’s program performance evaluation, conducted assessment based on evaluation standard; (2) Conducted over 40 sites/plants performance evaluation, and offered assistance in establishing QA/QC systems; (3) Collected and analyzed domestic and foreign studies on kitchen waste drying, reuse and anaerobic digestion modes, and conducted planning based on local environmental characteristics; (4) Evaluated treatment capacity for all 25 cities/counties, and planned for emergency measures for the 4 regions of north, central, south and east; (5) Organized kitchen waste and bulk waste recycling/reuse program review meeting; developed and updated EPA’s kitchen waste and large-volume waste internal control system and English webpages; (6) Arranged for EPA officials to visit demonstration sites in Europe; assigned a staff to work in EPA to assist project implementation.

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