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South Korea Revises Packing Material Recyclability Rating Standard
Mar 04, 2022
MOE adjusted the recyclability level of "composite material containers and trays" and "composite material film and sheet". Manufacturers or importers of such materials need to re-conduct an assessment of the packaging material's recyclability level.
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Vietnam Implements New POPs Regulations under Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP of LEP
Feb 17, 2022
On January 10, 2022, Vietnam published Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of the Law on Environmental Protection and Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT on Implementation Rules for a Number of Articles of the Law on Environmental Protection. Both of them took effect on January 10, 2022.
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Annual Report | A Look Back at 2021 with ChemLinked: Chemical Regulation Updates
Jan 21, 2022
The year 2021 has witnessed many significant events and progress in the chemical industry in the Asia-Pacific region.
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China Enhances Law Enforcement to Fight against Environmental Pollution
Jan 11, 2022
On January 10, 2021, Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) issued the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for Construction of Integrated Administrative Law Enforcement Teams for Ecological and Environmental Protection, which is the support document in the nationwide battle to prevent and control pollution.
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China Releases Revised Measures on the Management of Transfer of Hazardous Waste
Dec 15, 2021
Transfer of hazardous waste in China has been managed according to the Measures for the Management of Hazardous Waste Transfer Manifests since 1999. To meet the new requirements set in the revised Law on Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste (2020) that the transfer of hazardous waste shall be managed throughout the whole process in a more efficient manner, it was revised and renamed as the Measures on the Management of Transfer of Hazardous Waste (hereinafter referred to as Measures). The consultation version of it was published on October 21, 2020 for public comments. The new Measures was published on November 30, 2021, and will take effect on January 1, 2022.
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China Issues Industrial Green Development Plan to Tackle Climate Change
Dec 09, 2021
On December 3, 2021, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) published the Industrial Green Development Plan (2021-2025), with the aim of implementing the Action Plan to Hit Carbon Emission Peak by 2030, seeking to lower carbon emission intensity and reduce pollutants emission as well as to promote emerging green industries.
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China Consults on the Recommended List of Alternatives to HCFCs
Dec 02, 2021
On November 19, 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) consulted on the Recommended List of Alternatives to Hydrochlorofluorocarbons in China, aiming to phase out HCFCs as part of its efforts to implement the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in China. The deadline for comments is December 31, 2021.
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Vietnam Proposes Thresholds for POPs in Specific Products
Dec 01, 2021
Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) is consulting on National Technical Regulation on Thresholds for Persistent Organic Pollutants in Articles, Products, Goods and Equipment, which was published on November 12, 2021. The deadline for comments is January 12, 2022.
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China to Further Strengthen the Prevention and Control of Heavy Metal Pollution
Nov 30, 2021
China is making efforts toward the prevention and control of heavy metal pollution. · By 2025, the nationwide discharges of key heavy metal pollutants from key industries will be reduced by 5% compared with 2020. · By 2035, a sound mechanism for the prevention and control of heavy metal pollution will be established.
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China Consults on the Application of QR Code in Pollutant Discharge Outlet
Nov 23, 2021
On November 8, 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MOE) consulted on the Technical Specification for QR Code Identification of Pollutant Discharge Outlet of Pollutant Discharge Unit (Draft). The deadline for comments is December 12, 2021.
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