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The first kitchen trash treament plant built for Beijing Olympics 2008 has open its doors for kitchen rubbish from 122 hotels and 31 Olympic sports facilities in the city. 3 other similar plants are in the works.

Situated inside Daxing District, southern Beijing, and with a cost of 21.34 million yuan (about 2.67 million US dollars), the plant covers an area of 0.39 hectares and is capable of processing 73,000 tons of kitchen trash a year.

Can these trash convert into $?

Via Xinhua

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