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The trash problem in China (30 images)

As Beijing residents enjoy increasing prosperity, the capital is faced with a serious trash problem which it is struggling to manage.



Chinese recyclable trash collectors haul loads of trash to a collection depot in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi province in China, on July 1, 2009. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)
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A Chinese migrant worker hauls his day's collection of recyclable waste to a trash depot in downtown Beijing February 05, 2009. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)
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Beijing November 13, 2008. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)
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