Hundreds of residents recently protested the Guangzhou government’s plans to place a garbage incinerator in their neighborhood (Reuters). Apparently, residents of another such incinerator built in Likeng village, near Guangzhou, suffered mightiliy from the carcinogenic toxins the place spewed out. Of course, this all leads to the logical question: where and how to dispose of the waste of a billion and a half bodies on their way to a better life, Western-style? This isn’t just a question for Guangzhou, but for the entire Mainland Chinese society.

Of course, there’s always “other people’s” backyards. Way out West.

Remember: there is no “away”.