In general, solid waste management in China is supervised by several ministries (Table 1).
Table 1. Ministries and Their Roles in Solid Waste Management in China
Ministry | Authority |
|---|---|
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development | Collection, transportation, treatment and/or discharge management of municipal solid waste |
Ministry of Ecology and Environment | Industrial and hazardous waste management |
Ministry of Commerce | Restoration and distribution supervision of recyclable waste materials |
National Development and Report Commission | Process and application management of recyclable waste materials |
Ministry of Agriculture | Agricultural waste management |
Source: Liu (2017).
Through the Marine Environment Protection Law of China 1999, the country employs several departments that specifically control marine environment protection (Table 2).
Table 2. Departments in Charge of Marine Environment Protection
Department | Responsibility |
|---|---|
Department of Marine Ecology and Environment (under the Ministry of Ecology and Environment) | Supervision of national marine environment protection and marine pollution control caused by land-based pollutants and coastal construction projects |
State Oceanic Administration (under the Ministry of Natural Resources) | Supervision of marine environment; organisation of survey, surveillance, supervision, assessment, and scientific research of marine environment; national marine environment protection against pollution damage from construction projects and wastes dumped into the sea |
Maritime Safety Administration (under the Ministry of Transport) | Management of marine environment pollution caused by non-military vessels and non-fishery vessels, investigation of pollution accidents |
The Bureau of Fisheries (under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs) | Supervision of marine environment pollution from non-military vessels and fishing vessels, ecological environment safeguards in the fishing zones, control of fishery pollution accidents |
The Chinese People’s Armed Police Force (under the Central Military Commission and the State Council) | Management of marine pollution caused by military vessels, investigation of pollution accidents by military vessels |
Source: Government of China (2019).
Liu, C. (2017), Country Chapter State of the 3Rs in Asia and the Pacific: The People’s Republic of China. http://www.uncrd.or.jp/content/documents/5687[Nov%202017]%20China.pdf (accessed 6 November 2019).
Government of China (2019), Marine Environment Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China. http://english.agri.gov.cn/governmentaffairs/lr/ep/201305/t20130509_19614.htm (accessed 6 November 2019).
In general, solid waste management in China is supervised by several ministries (Table 1).
Table 1. Ministries and Their Roles in Solid Waste Management in China
Ministry | Authority |
|---|---|
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development | Collection, transportation, treatment and/or discharge management of municipal solid waste |
Ministry of Ecology and Environment | Industrial and hazardous waste management |
Ministry of Commerce | Restoration and distribution supervision of recyclable waste materials |
National Development and Report Commission | Process and application management of recyclable waste materials |
Ministry of Agriculture | Agricultural waste management |
Source: Liu (2017).
Through the Marine Environment Protection Law of China 1999, the country employs several departments that specifically control marine environment protection (Table 2).
Table 2. Departments in Charge of Marine Environment Protection
Department | Responsibility |
|---|---|
Department of Marine Ecology and Environment (under the Ministry of Ecology and Environment) | Supervision of national marine environment protection and marine pollution control caused by land-based pollutants and coastal construction projects |
State Oceanic Administration (under the Ministry of Natural Resources) | Supervision of marine environment; organisation of survey, surveillance, supervision, assessment, and scientific research of marine environment; national marine environment protection against pollution damage from construction projects and wastes dumped into the sea |
Maritime Safety Administration (under the Ministry of Transport) | Management of marine environment pollution caused by non-military vessels and non-fishery vessels, investigation of pollution accidents |
The Bureau of Fisheries (under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs) | Supervision of marine environment pollution from non-military vessels and fishing vessels, ecological environment safeguards in the fishing zones, control of fishery pollution accidents |
The Chinese People’s Armed Police Force (under the Central Military Commission and the State Council) | Management of marine pollution caused by military vessels, investigation of pollution accidents by military vessels |
Source: Government of China (2019).
Liu, C. (2017), Country Chapter State of the 3Rs in Asia and the Pacific: The People’s Republic of China. http://www.uncrd.or.jp/content/documents/5687[Nov%202017]%20China.pdf (accessed 6 November 2019).
Government of China (2019), Marine Environment Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China. http://english.agri.gov.cn/governmentaffairs/lr/ep/201305/t20130509_19614.htm (accessed 6 November 2019).
