GUANGZHOU - Authorities in this southern city will introduce a garbage sorting system on April 1 as part of an effort to deal with the ever-increasing amount of garbage generated by urban areas.

The regulation, which the Standing Committee of the Guangzhou People's Congress passed after soliciting public opinion, will make garbage sorting a requirement in the treatment of waste from urban areas, according to Li Tinggui, director of the Guangzhou administrative committee of urban management.

The regulation imposes a fine of at least 50 yuan ($7.60) on violators.