Zhangjiagang, a county-level city in Suzhou, eastern Jiangsu province, is expected to implement a garbage sorting system in mid-2020, local media reported on Aug 8.

According to a staff member of the Environment and Sanitary Management Office in Suzhou, Suzhou will implement mandatory sorting of household garbage around the entire city by the middle of next year.

Household garbage in Zhangjiagang will be categorized into four groups: kitchen garbage, recyclables, hazardous waste, and other garbage.

The city will first pilot garbage sorting in Yangguang Community of Daxin town and Yonglian village of Nanfeng town.