Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Issuing the Implementation Plan for Strengthening the Supervision and Utilization and Disposal of Hazardous Waste

(5) Establish a regional joint prevention and control mechanism for hazardous waste environmental risks.
Before the end of 2022 , the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and Chengdu-Chongqing regions will establish a sound cooperation mechanism, strengthen information sharing and joint law enforcement of hazardous waste management, and achieve complementary advantages in the construction of hazardous waste centralized disposal facilities and operation management.
(Led by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, participated by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Transport)

(6) Implement the main responsibility of the enterprise.
The main person in charge (legal representative and actual controller) of hazardous waste generation, collection, storage, transportation, utilization, and disposal enterprises (hereinafter collectively referred to as hazardous waste related enterprises) is the first person responsible for the prevention and control of hazardous waste pollution and safety in production.
Implement laws and regulations on the prevention and control of hazardous waste pollution and safe production.
(The Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Transport, the Emergency Department, etc.
shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities) Hazardous waste-related enterprises shall disclose information on the prevention and control of hazardous waste pollution in a timely manner in accordance with the law, and purchase environmental pollution liability insurance in accordance with laws and regulations.
(The Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the China Banking Regulatory Commission, etc.
shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

(7) Improve the information system of hazardous waste environmental management.
Relying on the ecological environmental protection informatization project, improve the national hazardous waste environmental management information system, realize the online declaration of hazardous waste generation, the online filing of management plans, the online operation of transfer documents, the online report of utilization and disposal, and the online monitoring of the whole process.
Carry out the construction of an online trading platform for the collection, transportation, utilization, and disposal of hazardous waste, and a trial of third-party payment.
Encourage regions with conditions to implement integrated intelligent monitoring methods such as video surveillance and electronic tags to realize the tracking and management of hazardous waste throughout the process, and to achieve intercommunication and sharing with relevant administrative agencies and judicial agencies.
(Led by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, participated by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, etc.
)

3.
Strengthen the source control of hazardous waste

(8) Improve the hazardous waste identification system.
Dynamically revise the "National Directory of Hazardous Wastes", implement specific link exemption management for hazardous waste categories with low environmental risks, and establish a hazardous waste elimination management list.
Before the end of 2021 , formulate and promulgate hazardous waste identification and management measures to standardize hazardous waste identification procedures and management requirements for identification units.
(Led by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, participated by the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Transport, etc.
)

(9) Strict environmental access.
New reconstruction and expansion projects shall carry out environmental impact assessment in accordance with the law, and strictly manage the "three simultaneous" management of hazardous waste pollution prevention facilities.
Conduct a review of the approved environmental impact assessment documents of hazardous waste construction projects in key industries in accordance with laws and regulations.
Implement the permit system for industrial hazardous waste discharge in accordance with the law.
Promote standardized environmental management of hazardous waste.
(The Ministry of Ecology and Environment is responsible)

(10) Promote source reduction.
Support R&D and promotion of production processes and equipment that reduce the amount of industrial hazardous waste and reduce the hazard of industrial hazardous waste, and promote the reduction of hazardous waste from the source and reduce the hazard.
(Led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, participated by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, etc.
)

4.
Strengthen process supervision of hazardous waste collection and transfer

(11) Promote the specialization of collection, transshipment and storage.
Deeply promote the classification of domestic waste, and establish a hazardous waste collection and transfer system.
(Led by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, with participation of relevant departments) Support professional hazardous waste collection, transshipment, utilization and disposal units to build regional collection sites and storage facilities, and provide paid collection and transshipment services for hazardous waste generated by small and micro enterprises, scientific research institutions, schools, etc.
Carry out pilot projects for the centralized collection and storage of hazardous waste in industrial parks.
Encourage the construction of demonstration projects for the classified collection and pretreatment of laboratory hazardous waste in the concentrated areas of colleges and universities with conditions.
(The Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Education, etc.
shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

(12) Promote the convenience of transfer transportation.
Establish a filing system for hazardous waste and medical waste transportation vehicles, improve "point-to-point" standing routes, and achieve standardized, orderly, safe and convenient transportation of hazardous waste and medical waste vehicles.
(The Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Transport, the National Health Commission, etc.
are responsible according to the division of responsibilities) According to the company's environmental credit records and the degree of environmental risk controllable, the approval process for the transfer of hazardous waste across provinces is simplified by a "white list" method.
To maintain a fair and competitive market order for the cross-regional transfer of hazardous waste, all localities must not set up unreasonable administrative barriers.
(The Ministry of Ecology and Environment is responsible)

(13) Severely crack down on illegal and criminal acts involving hazardous waste.
Strengthen the law enforcement of hazardous waste environment and make it an important part of comprehensive law enforcement of ecological environmental protection.
Severely crack down on illegal discharge, dumping, collection, storage, transfer, utilization, and disposal of hazardous wastes and other environmental crimes, implement an ecological environment damage compensation system, and strengthen the coordination and linkage of administrative law enforcement, criminal justice, and public interest litigation.
(The Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, etc.
shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities.
) Enterprises that conduct self-inspection and self-correction and promptly and properly dispose of hazardous waste left over from history shall be given lighter punishments in accordance with the law.
(The Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate take the lead, with the participation of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment)

5.
Strengthen the supervision of waste hazardous chemicals

(14) Establish a supervisory linkage mechanism.
The emergency management department, the ecological environment department and other relevant departments establish a supervisory collaboration and joint law enforcement work mechanism, closely coordinate and cooperate to achieve timely, adequate and effective sharing of information, and form a joint work force.
(The Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Emergency Department, etc.
shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

6.
Enhance the basic guarantee capacity for the centralized disposal of hazardous waste

(15) Strengthen the disposal capacity of special categories of hazardous waste.
Coordinated by the state, build a batch of hazardous waste utilization and disposal bases that pose a great threat to the environment and human health according to special categories, build a batch of large-scale hazardous waste centralized incineration and disposal bases according to regional distribution, and select suitable areas to build a batch of hazardous wastes according to geological characteristics Landfill disposal bases to realize national or regional shared disposal capacity.
(The people's governments at the provincial level are responsible, and the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, etc.
are responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

(16) Promote the overall matching of hazardous waste disposal capacity and waste production in the province.
Provincial governments shall carry out the assessment of the matching of hazardous waste generation and disposal capacity and the assessment of facility operation, and scientifically formulate and implement plans for the construction of hazardous waste centralized disposal facilities.
Before the end of 2022 , the hazardous waste disposal capacity of all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) will generally match the waste production situation.
(The people's governments at the provincial level are responsible, and the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, etc.
are responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

(17) Enhance the medical waste disposal capacity in the city.
Cities above the prefecture level should build at least one centralized medical waste disposal facility that meets operational requirements as soon as possible.
Before the end of June 2022 , all counties (cities) will have established a medical waste collection, transfer and disposal system.
Encourage the development of mobile medical waste disposal facilities to provide on-site disposal services for remote grassroots.
Strengthen the classified management of medical waste, do a good job of source classification, and promote standardized disposal.
(The people's governments at the provincial level are responsible, and the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Health Commission, etc.
are responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

7.
Promote the high-quality development of the hazardous waste utilization and disposal industry

(18) Promote large-scale development and professional operation of hazardous waste utilization and disposal enterprises.
The ecological and environmental departments of the people's governments at the districted city level regularly release hazardous waste-related information to scientifically guide the development of the hazardous waste utilization and disposal industry.
In principle, the disposal capacity of newly-built hazardous waste centralized incineration and disposal facilities should be greater than 30,000 tons / year, control the direct landfill of hazardous waste that can be incinerated and reduce the amount, and appropriately develop cement kilns to co-process hazardous waste.
Implement " put tube dress ' demands for reform, to encourage diversified investment and market-oriented approach to building large-scale utilization of dangerous waste facilities; encourage enterprises to become bigger and stronger through mergers and acquisitions, etc.
, to carry out the construction and operation of professional services, and strive to create a number of world-class Of hazardous waste utilization and disposal enterprises.
(National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, etc.
are responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

(19) Regulate the utilization of hazardous waste.
Establish a sound solid waste comprehensive utilization standard system, and the use of solid waste comprehensive utilization products shall meet the purposes and standards prescribed by the state.
(Leaded by the State Administration of Market Supervision, with the participation of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, etc.
) Under the premise of controllable environmental risks, explore the exemption management of hazardous waste “point-to-point” targeted use permits.
(Led by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment with participation of relevant departments)

(20) Improve fiscal and financial policies.
Improve the hazardous waste and medical waste disposal fee system, formulate the disposal fee standard and adjust it in a timely manner; on the premise of ensuring the full-process monitoring of hazardous waste and the traceability of violations of laws and regulations, the disposal fee standard can be negotiated by both parties.
Establish a prepayment system for decommissioning expenses for centralized disposal of hazardous waste facilities and sites, and the prepayment will be included in the investment budget or operating costs.
Implement environmental protection tax policies.
Encourage financial institutions to increase credit allocation for hazardous waste pollution prevention projects.
Explore the establishment of an ecological protection compensation mechanism for the transfer and disposal of hazardous waste across regions.
(National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Taxation, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, National Health Commission, etc.
shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

(21) Speed ​​up the promotion and application of advanced and applicable technological achievements.
Focus on research, demonstration and promotion of waste acid, waste salt, domestic waste incineration fly ash and other hazardous waste utilization and disposal, and applicable technologies for environmental pollution prevention and control.
Establish and improve the environmental protection technology verification and evaluation system, strengthen the construction of the national ecological environment scientific and technological achievements transformation platform, and promote the sharing and transformation of hazardous waste utilization and disposal technological achievements.
Encourage the promotion and application of new technologies and equipment for the centralized disposal of medical waste.
(The Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the National Health Commission, etc.
are responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

8.
Establish a medical waste emergency disposal system that combines peace and war

(22) Improve the emergency disposal mechanism of medical waste and hazardous waste.
Local people's governments at or above the county level should incorporate the collection, storage, transportation, and disposal of medical waste into the leadership and command system for major infectious disease epidemics, strengthen overall coordination, and guarantee the necessary vehicles, venues, disposal facilities, and protective materials.
(National Health Commission, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Ministry of Transport, etc.
are responsible according to the division of responsibilities) Incorporate emergency handling of hazardous waste-related ecological environmental incidents into the government emergency response system, improve environmental emergency response plans, and strengthen hazardous waste Environmental emergency capacity building to ensure emergency disposal of hazardous waste.
(Led by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment with participation of relevant departments)

(23) Guarantee the emergency disposal capacity of medical waste from major epidemics.
Coordinate resources such as newly-built, under-construction and existing hazardous waste incineration and disposal facilities, cement kilns for co-processing solid waste, and domestic garbage incineration facilities, and establish a list of co-operative emergency disposal facilities.
Before the end of 2021 , the people's governments of each city divided into districts should clarify at least one coordinated emergency response facility, and at the same time clarify the emergency management process and rules of the facility.
The facilities included in the list of coordinated emergency disposal facilities shall be equipped with standby feeding devices for medical waste emergency disposal according to actual conditions.
(The people's governments at the provincial level are responsible, and the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Health Commission, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, etc.
are responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

9.
Strengthen the ability to prevent and control the environmental risks of hazardous waste

(24) Strengthen the construction of professional supervision team.
Establish a hazardous waste supervision system that matches the requirements for environmental risk prevention and control, strengthen national hazardous waste supervision and emergency disposal technical support capabilities, establish a sound national, provincial, and municipal three-level hazardous waste environmental management technical support system, and strengthen ecological environmental protection Comprehensive law enforcement team and capacity building, strengthen the construction of professional talent team, with strong personnel strength, and effectively improve hazardous waste environmental supervision and risk prevention and control capabilities.
(Led by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, participated by the Central Organization Office, etc.
)

(25) Improve supporting laws and regulations.
Implement the newly revised "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes", improve the management and transfer management system of hazardous waste business licenses, and revise pollution control standards and specifications for hazardous waste storage, incineration, and identification.
(The Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Justice, etc.
shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

(26) Improve basic research capabilities.
Strengthen the research and development and deployment of hazardous waste risk prevention and control and utilization and disposal technology, and actively support related scientific research activities through existing channels.
Carry out research on the mechanism of hazardous waste environmental risk identification and control, strengthen regional hazardous waste and chemical testing and analysis, and environmental risk prevention and control technology capacity building, and strengthen hazardous waste environmental risk early warning and management decision support.
(The Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Ecological Environment, etc.
shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

X.
Safeguard Measures

(27) Consolidate local and departmental responsibilities.
Local people's governments at all levels shall strengthen the organization and leadership of strengthening the supervision and utilization and disposal of hazardous waste.
The local people's government at or above the county level incorporates the prevention and control of hazardous waste pollution into the annual report on environmental conditions and the completion of environmental protection goals, and reports to the people's congress or the standing committee of the people's congress at the corresponding level.
All relevant departments strictly perform hazardous waste supervision responsibilities according to the division of responsibilities, and strengthen coordination and linkage of work.
Those who fail to perform the supervision responsibilities of hazardous wastes or are not in place shall be held accountable strictly in accordance with the law.
(All relevant departments are responsible according to the division of responsibilities) Establish a target responsibility system and an assessment and evaluation system for the prevention and control of environmental pollution by hazardous waste, and use the completion of the prevention and control targets for hazardous waste as an important reference for the assessment and evaluation of the party and government leadership and relevant leading cadres.
(Led by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, participated by the Central Organization Department, etc.
)

(28) Increase the intensity of supervision.
Increase the supervision of environmental pollution by hazardous wastes in the central and provincial environmental protection inspections.
For places and units where environmental violations involving hazardous waste occur frequently, have serious inadequate disposal capabilities, and cause environmental pollution or adverse social impacts, special inspections will be carried out as appropriate to promote problem rectification.
Leads to suspected violations of discipline, law violations, or crimes found in the inspections shall be transferred to the discipline inspection and supervision organs in accordance with relevant regulations; other issues shall be transferred to the inspected objects or relevant units for handling in accordance with relevant regulations.
(Led by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment with participation of relevant departments)

(29) Strengthen education and training.
Strengthen the professional construction of hazardous waste management related disciplines in universities and research institutes.
Strengthen the training of employees related to hazardous waste, and build training and practice bases based on qualified hazardous waste related enterprises.
Strengthen the implementation of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, and actively carry out international cooperation and technical exchanges.
(Ministry of Education, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, etc.
shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities)

(30) Create a good atmosphere.
Strengthen the publicity of the investigation and handling of major environmental cases involving hazardous waste to form a strong deterrent.
Promote the opening of hazardous waste utilization and disposal facilities to the public, and strive to resolve the "neighborhood effect.
" Establish a reward reporting system, and include reporting on illegal transfer and dumping of hazardous waste into the scope of key rewards.
(Leaded by the Central Propaganda Department and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, with the participation of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Finance)