据统计,2008年北京市生活垃圾产生量约为672万吨,日均产生量1.84万吨;且每年以8%～10%的速度逐年增加。城市垃圾快速增长已成为当前我国面临的四大环境污染问题之一。垃圾的大量产生已严重影响了城市经济发展和居民身心健康,成为迫切需要解决的重点难题。 According to statistics, in 2008, the amount of domestic waste produced in Beijing is about 6.72 million tons, with an average daily volume of 18,400 tons. And it also increases annually at a rate of 8% to 10%. The rapid growth of urban garbage has become one of the four major environmental pollution problems facing our country. The mass production of rubbish has seriously affected the urban economic development and residents’ physical and mental health, and has become a key problem urgently needed to be solved.