China solicits opinions on including industrial noise in pollutant discharge permit management

On July 7, 2023, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released the draft “Circular on pollutant discharge permit management for industrial noise” for public comment. The deadline for submitting comments is July 20, 2023. The Circular applies to pollutant discharging units that are classified as industries based on the “Classification of national economic industry”, and are required to obtain pollutant discharge permits or make registration for pollutant discharges.