The growing pollution from municipal solid waste due to economic growth and urbanization has brought
great challenge to China. The main method of waste disposal has gradually changed from landfill to
incineration, because of the enormous land occupation by landfills. The paper presents the results of a
study of the development status of the upstream and downstream of the waste incineration industry
chain in China, reviews the government policies for the waste incineration power industry, and provides
a forecast of the development trend of the waste incineration industry