Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news

Shanghai is mapping out a transport system based on both land and waterway to enhance its capabilities of dealing with construction waste, according to a scientific and technological forum yesterday.
The city has 37,000 tons of construction waste a day, accounting for nearly 30 percent of the total local solid waste. At present, some construction waste is left ignored.
To enhance management and make full use of this waste, the existing district-based transferring stations for domestic waste will also serve construction waste. The Hulin Road Dock will be expanded to transport construction waste in the northern part of Suzhou Creek and Xupu Dock will transport it in the southern part of the creek.
Container trucks and ships have also been brought up as a suggestion, said an expert. According to the 11th Five Year Plan (2006-2010), 60 percent of the city’s construction waste is expected to be recycled.