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Symposium on Urban Mining launched in Beijing, Eyeing International Development on Solid Waste Treatment

BEIJING, May 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Beijing GeoEnviron Engineering & Technology(BGE)has stepped up efforts in international cooperation on urban mining and solid waste treatment as scientists and scholars are channeling their energies towards a waste-free world.

In one of the latest efforts, BGE, a leading industry player in China, has co-organized an international symposium on urban mining, which was launched in Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University on May 20.

The symposium, one of the most important meetings hosted by International Waste Working Group (IWWG), aims to provide a platform for experts, scholars and industry players around the world to exchange views over the most advanced environmental protection technologies.

The symposium, which was jointly organized by Tsinghua University and University of Padova, a premier university in Italy, will be held in China and Italy alternately.

Zhao Baojiang, the former vice-minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China and the vice president of All-China Environment Federation, said at the opening ceremony that a deep cooperation between China and other countries around the world could make significant contribution on solid waste treatment.

BGE's executive director Ling Jinming, who delivered the opening remarks on Saturday, later told xinhuanet that the symposium would offer an opportunity for environmental protection companies to broaden vision of the company.

As a pioneer in the industry, BGE has a leading role in the various areas, such as urban mineral resources development, eco-industrial park construction, sustainable landfill, hazardous waste treatment and soil remediation, and the company has been active in exploring overseas opportunities for international development, said Ling, who is also the vice chairman of China Association of Urban Environmental Sanitation and director of Industrial Solid Waste & Hazardous Waste Treatment Committee. 

With professionals participating in the symposium, the industry is expecting more accelerators in industry upgrade and innovation in solid waste treatment areas, he added.

Raffaello Cossu, the founder of IWWG, and Qi Changqing, the chief engineer at BGE, delivered a special report and joined a round-table discussion with Dario Sciunnach, from environment protection bureau of Lombardy in Italy and Professor Wang Hongtao, director of environmental engineering department of Tsinghua University.

Zhao Hualin, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, Yu Binyang, director of technology promotion center of Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) and Yang Haiying, deputy director of Urban Construction Department of MOHURD, as well as nearly 200 Chinese and international experts, local officials and business representatives, attended the first symposium on Saturday.

About BGE:

Originally founded in in 1992, BGE, whose predecessor was Lining Engineering Department of the Institute of High Energy Physics of Chinese Academy of Science, has been committed in environment technology researches and providing solutions to pollution prevention and control.

BGE was listed on the A-share (603588.SH) at Shanghai Stock Exchange on December 29th. 2014. It has about 1400 employees with a total assets of 4.4 billion Yuan.

BGE's main businesses include environmental remediation, urban and industrial environments, such as the soil remediation, groundwater remediation, hazardous waste treatment, industrial solid waste treatment, industrial waste water treatment, sludge disposal as well as the power generation by waste incineration. It also provides project contracting, investment operations and technical services to government and business users.

BGE has been a pioneer in exploring the international market with completing projects in Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Mongolia, Laos and Myanmar.

Source: Beijing GeoEnviron Engineering & Technology Inc.
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