Environmental Protection (No. 9) – New Compliance Challenges After Amendment Of Solid Waste Law

Introduction: The 17th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, which concluded on 29 April, deliberated and adopted a revised Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste (hereinafter referred to as the "Solid Waste Law") which will come into force on September 1, 2020. This represents the fifth amendment of the Solid Waste Law, with its last amendment being in 2016. To date, China's legislation on the prevention and control of environmental pollution by solid waste has been relatively perfect. This article will sort out the key changes of the new "Solid Waste Law", and based on that, remind enterprises (especially industrial enterprises) of some of the key compliance requirements of solid waste management.