On April 29, 2020, the revised Law of the People’s Republic China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste was approved by the National People Commission Standing Committee. China Xinhuanet is authorized to publish the full text of the law and the revision is scheduled to enter into force on September 1, 2020.
Last June, the draft revision was submitted to the NPC Standing Committee for review for the first time. Topics such as disposal of hazardous waste, management of industrial waste, domestic waste sorting system and so on were heatedly discussed during the review. In this article, the updates in the final version, and the specifications on hazardous waste treatment will be introduced.