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China Outlines Action Plan to Control New Pollutants
May 26, 2022
On May 24, 2022, the Action Plan for New Pollutants Treatment (hereinafter referred to as the Plan) was approved by the Chinese General Office of the State Council and officially released. Some changes have been made compared to the draft version that was issued for public comments on October 11, 2021. Main changes are summarized in this article.
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China Steps Up Efforts in Source Control over Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals
May 25, 2022
The Chinese General Office of the State Council officially released the approved Action Plan for New Pollutants Treatment, according to Notice No.15 of 2022 issued on May 24, 2022, which vows to improve the China’s new pollutants treatment capacity significantly by 2025. The Plan was drafted to solicit public comments in October of 2021, which had attracted widespread attention from the industry.
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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 to Tighten New Pollutants Management, Industries Facing Challenges on Source Control over Toxic and Hazardous Chemical Substances
Oct 12, 2021
On October 11, 2021, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) published a notice to seek public feedback on the draft Action Plan for New Pollutants Treatment. The draft Plan outlines the general requirements, goals and six major measures for new pollutants treatment, as well as the first batch of new pollutants for priority management in the annex. The consultation will end on October 22, 2021.
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China MEE Consults on the Draft Work Plan and Indicator System for “No-Waste City” Construction
Sep 23, 2021
China initiated “No-Waste City” Pilot Program on May 13, 2019 (Chemlinked News[3]). Today, it has achieved significant success. Since the launch of this program, 11 pilot cities and 5 special zones have completed 422 projects, which involved capital investment of more than 120 billion Yuan. It has developed 97 models that can be replicated and rolled out nationally.
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China MEE Consults on National Work Plan for the Assessment of Standardized Environmental Management of Hazardous Waste
Jul 16, 2021
On July 7, 2021, the China MEE issued a notice to consult on the National Hazardous Waste Standardized Environmental Management Assessment Work Program for the 14th Five-Year Plan (Draft for Public Comments). The consultation will end on July 19.
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China to Strengthen Identification of Hazardous Waste
Jan 15, 2021
Identification of hazardous waste is crucial to the follow-up management, utilization, disposal and treatment. The identification shall be conducted referring to the Identification Standards for Hazardous Waste (GB 5085.1~7) as well as the Technical Specifications on Identification for Hazardous Waste (HJ 298-2019).
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China MEE Issues 3 National Standards for Pollution Control of Solid Waste
Dec 30, 2020
3 mandatory national standards which are respectively for non-hazardous industrial waste, hazardous waste, and medical waste, were unveiled by MEE. They are scheduled to enter into force on July 1st, 2021.
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China Officially Releases the Second Batch of Priority Controlled Chemicals
Nov 05, 2020
18 kinds/classes of chemicals are included in the Inventory of Priority Controlled Chemicals (Second Batch). For each chemical, special management measures will be taken based on specific conditions.
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China Consults on the Second Draft Revision of the Inventory of Hazardous Wastes
Jan 13, 2020
Takehome: A new draft revision of the Inventory of Hazardous Wastes was published for public comments. More exemptions were drafted. Three months after China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) released the last draft revision of the Inventory of Hazardous Wastes, an updated revision was drafted for public comments on December 30, 2019. This consultation will end on February 3, 2020.
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