Ministry of Environmental Protection Issued Regulations on Environmental Protection of Imported Waste Paper

摘要

In order to implement the Implementation Plan for Prohibition of Foreign Refuse Entry and Promoting the Reform of the Management System for the Import of Solid Waste,and to further strength the import management of solid wastes that can be used as raw materials,the Ministry of Environmental Protection issued the Regulations on Environmental Protection of Imported Waste Paper(hereinafter referred to as the Regulations)on December 15th,2017,according to the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Solid Waste Causing Environmental Pollution and Management Measures for the Import of Solid Waste.The Regulations lowered the capacity threshold of enterprises which import waste paper from 300 thousand t/a to 50 thousand t/a.