(July 19, 2013) Images show the ugly side of China’s grand dam and its effects on the country’s beloved Yangtze River: rubbish crusts, floating islands of garbage — a plague of filth and issues that exacerbate existing problems and introduce new dangers. Policymic.com reports.
Garbage Country
(May 14, 2011) If China has a garbage crisis, and it does, then Three Gorges is likely its biggest dump.
‘Mountains’ of rubbish hauled out of China’s Three Gorges Dam
(November 4, 2010) The Telegraph reports that workers have had to remove 3800 tonnes of rubbish in 6 days to avoid a possible blockage in the dam.
Garbage floating in Three Gorges Dam collected after it threatens reservoir’s turbo-generators
(November 2, 2010) Workers finished removing garbage floating in the Three Gorges Dam in east China’s Hubei Province Monday, ensuring the efficient operation of the dam’s generators after engineers recently raised the dam’s water level.
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