Incinerators in China have an image problem: they are connected to worsening environment and falling house prices. This conflict case in Shenzen is one more instance. Shenzhen is a fast growing modern city near Hong Kong. Forty years ago, Shezhen was just a fishing village. In 2006 residents of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province were stepping up their campaign against a waste incineration power station near a residential area. On 8th January 2006, residents living around Qingshuihe waste incineration power plant which was the first such facility in China took to the street to protest against the plan of the local authority to expand the plant. The protesters blockaded the road and paralyzed the traffic for more than three hours. According to the planning of Shenzhen government, an environmental "park" would be built in Qingshuihe which consisted of a number of waste treatment facilities including a new large incineration power plant, which further added to the grievances of residents living in surrounding communities. However, ten years later, the planned project has not been completed yet. |