[Notice 2, 2019 Customs on 2nd List of PSI Agencies] GACC published the second list of approved pre-shipment inspection agencies for imported solid waste as raw materials.
[Notice on Promoting the Industry Clusters Development of Comprehensive Utilization of Bulk Solid Waste, by the General Office of NDRC and MIIT] The government will explore and construct a number of comprehensive utilization industrial bases to play demonstration and leading role, by 2020, will complete the construction of 50 bulk solid waste comprehensive utilization bases, 50 industrial resources comprehensive utilization bases, the waste comprehensive utilization rate of bases will reach more than 75%, forming new pattern to develop multi-channel and high value-added comprehensive utilization.
[MOC Notice on Sino-US Trade Consultation] The Ministry of Commerce: from January 7th to 9th, China and the United States held a vice-ministerial consultation on economic and trade issues in Beijing. The two sides actively implemented the important consensus of the two heads of State, conducted extensive, in-depth and meticulous exchanges on trade and structural issues of common concern, enhanced mutual understanding and laid the foundation for resolving each other’s concerns. The two sides agreed to continue to maintain close contact.
[National Conference on Ecological and Environment Protection Held in Beijing] From January 18th to 19th, the Ministry of Ecological and Environment held 2019 national conference on ecological and environmental protection in Beijing. In 2018, the country’s total solid waste imports were 22.63 million tons, reduced by 46.5% year on year, according to Mr. Li Ganjie, Minister of the Ministry of Ecological and Environment. By the end of 2018, 15 provinces, including Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, the Yangtze River Economic Belt and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, had initially demarcated the red line of ecological protection, and 16 provinces, including Shanxi, had basically formed a delimitation plan.
[The General Office of the State Council Issued the Pilot Work Programme on the Construction of “No Waste City“] The General Office of the State Council issued the programme to choose about 10 cities to carry out the pilot, and to form a group of “No Waste City” construction demonstration model by 2020.