Law of the People's Republic of China on the prevention and control of environmental pollution by solid wastes. Country/Territory China Document type Legislation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Solid waste Waste disposal Waste management Waste prevention Hazardous waste Pollution control Recycling/reuse International trade Packaging/labelling Standards Transport/storage Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 April 2005. Abstract This Law provides for the prevention and control of environmental pollution by solid wastes, the safeguard of human health, ecological safety and the sustainable development of economy. This Law shall not be applicable to the prevention and control of marine environmental pollution by solid wastes or of environmental pollution by radioactive solid wastes. The State shall implement the principles of reducing the discharge and harm of solid wastes, fully and rationally utilizing solid wastes and making them hazardless through treatment so as to promote cleaner production and the development of recycling economy. Technical standards on the prevention and control of environmental pollution by solid wastes shall be formulated. The State forbids the import of solid wastes that cannot be used as raw material (art. 25). The economic comprehensive macro-control department of the State Council shall organize the research, development and promotion of the production techniques and equipments that will reduce the discharge and harm of industrial solid wastes and shall eliminate production techniques and equipments that cause severe environmental pollution within the time limit (arts. 28 and 29). The entities discharging industrial solid wastes shall provide information about the categories, discharging amount, flow direction, storage, treatment and other materials concerning industrial solid wastes to the environmental protection administrative department and shall build facilities and sites for storing and treating industrial solid wastes that must comply with state standards on environmental protection (arts. 32 to 35). The people's governments at or above the county level shall plan to build facilities for collecting, transporting and treating urban-rural consumer wastes, improve the ratio of utilization and harmless treatment of consumer wastes, promote industrial development of collecting and treating consumer wastes, and progressively establish a social service system for preventing and controlling environmental pollution by consumer wastes (Chapter III). Special provisions on the prevention and control of environmental pollution by hazardous wastes and legal liabilities are dealt with in detail in Chapters IV and V. Full text English Website www.lawinfochina.com References - Legislation Implemented by Guiding Rules for Identifying Solid Wastes. Legislation | China | 2006 Keyword: Solid waste, Pollution control, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Administrative Measures for urban living garbage. Legislation | China | 2007 Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Pollution control, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Standard for pollution control on the municipal solid waste incineration (National Standard GB 18485-2001)。. Legislation | China | 2001 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste domestic sources, Standards, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 39 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Minister of Public Security and the National Development and Reform Commission promulgating the Directory of National Hazardous Wastes (2016). Legislation | China | 2016 Keyword: Hazardous waste, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 1 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the National Development and Reform Commission promulgating the Directory of National Hazardous Wastes. Legislation | China | 2008 Keyword: Hazardous waste, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree (No. 1, 2023) of the Ministry of Commerce and the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (No. 1, 2023) promulgating the Measures for the use and reporting of single-use plastic products by business operators. Legislation | China | 2023 Keyword: Waste management, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending Seven Laws Including the Law on Ports, the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environment Pollution Caused by Solid Wastes, and the Urban and Rural Planning Law. Legislation | China | 2015 Keyword: Waste management, Pollution control, International trade, Policy/planning, Institution, Harbour, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX