To implement the Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Solid Waste Pollution, and the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution, this standard specifies the conditions for hazardous waste landfill, and environmental protection requirements for site selection, design, construction, and operation, closure and monitoring. This standard was first published in 2001, and this is the first revision.