Indonesia
On July 4, 2024, the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 9/2024 on Management of Trash Containing Hazardous Substances and Hazardous Waste was promulgated in Indonesia. The …
China
Overview The circular economy focuses on the efficient and cyclical use of resources, guided by the principles of “reduction, reuse, and resource recovery” and characterized by “low consumption, low emissions, …
China
On April 26, 2024, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, published the second version of the list of spot check items to be shared in the …
China
On May 9,2024, the Chinese State Council announced the “2024 Legislative Work Plan”. According to the plan, the draft of the Law on Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals will be …
Indonesia
On February 4, 2024, Indonesian news agency reported that PT. Multistrada Arah Sarana, a subsidiary of tire manufacturer Michelin, was imposed with administrative sanction for alleged violation of environmental regulations …
China
On March 25, 2024, the All-China Environment Federation, a non-profit Chinese organization, published guidelines for the implementation and evaluation of zero-waste entities as an association standard. The standard came into …
China
On Feb. 26, 2024, the Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau of Shenzhen, China, issued experimental municipal measures on the transfer form for the transportation of general industrial solid waste. These …
South Korea
On February 6, 2024, the South Korean government promulgated and enforced an amendment to the Chemicals Control Act, exempting waste toxic substances from the scope of the Act. Accordingly, waste …
China
On January 4, 2024, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released the draft amendment to the national standard “Identification standards for solid wastes -General rules” (GB 34330-2017) and …
New Zealand
In New Zealand, the collection of garbage on the streets (kerbside) has been standardized throughout the country as of February 1, 2024.
India
On March 12, 2024, the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) promulgated the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2024, amending the Hazardous …
China
On Jan. 24, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a List of Types and Codes of Solid Waste. This list aims to fully implement solid waste management in …
China
On Jan. 9, 2024, The Department of Finance and the Department of Ecology and Environment of Jiangsu province, China, issued “Experimental Provincial Measures on Incentives for Zero-Waste City Development“, which …
China
On Dec. 29, 2023, the Standing Committee of the Municipal People’s Congress of Shanghai, China, published draft municipal regulations on zero-waste city development. The city sought comments on the draft …
China
On Dec. 19, 2023, the All-China Environment Federation, a Chinese nonprofit organization, released a draft association standard that provides guidelines for the establishment and evaluation of zero-waste entities. The draft …
China
On Dec. 28, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a draft revised National List of Hazardous Waste, which has been developed for more effective environmental management of hazardous …
Vietnam
On November 2, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) promulgated Technical Guidance on the Classification of Municipal Solid Waste through official document No. 9368/BTNMT-KSONMT addressed to People’s …
Malaysia
The Malaysian Department of Environment (DOE) reported on December 2, 2023, that fines amounting to 420,000 ringgit were imposed for the illegal dumping of chemical waste in 2019. P Tech …
Vietnam
On November 2, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam published Draft Circular Amending and Supplementing the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT on Implementation Rules for a Number …
*Taiwan
On November 23, 2023, the Ministry of Environment of Taiwan announced the amendment to “Measures on recycling, removal and treatment of general waste”. The main purpose of this amendment is …
*Taiwan
On November 8, 2023, the Ministry of Environment of Taiwan announced a partial amendment to the Notice “Industrial waste classified as industrial materials”, export provisions for waste thermoplastics are added. …
Australia
On August 25, 2023, the State of Queensland promulgated the “Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2023” (the “Regulation”). Parts 5 and 6 of the Regulation came into force on September …
Southeast Asia
Current Situation of Waste Management in Thailand In recent years, Thailand has faced challenges of illegal dumping of industrial waste, causing significant harm to both people and the environment. Illegal …
South Korea
On July 31, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (hereinafter “MOE” or “the Ministry”) of South Korea announced that it would give preliminary notice of legislation on a draft decree to …
South Korea
On August 3, 2023, the South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced that it will issue a preliminary notice of legislation of draft partial amendments to the Presidential Decree on …
China
On July 13, 2023, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology, and Ministry of Ecology and Environment jointly released a …
China
On July 21, 2023, the Solid Waste and Chemical Management Technical Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment released the draft amendment to “General rules for solid waste informatization …
Thailand
Ministry of Industry of Thailand announced “Notification of the Ministry of Industry on Management of Waste or Unused Materials (No. 2) B.E. 2566 (2023)” in the Royal Gazette on 15 …
*Hong Kong
On July 14, 2023, the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department announced that it will implement the municipal solid waste charging (MSW charging) scheme from April 1, 2024. In order to …
China
On June 7, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a draft “Circular on Promoting the Standardized Environmental Management of Hazardous Waste”. The ministry accepted comments on the draft …
India
On June 26, 2023, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released the draft of “Green Credit Programme Implementation Rules, 2023”. The draft aims to establish and implement …
South Korea
On April 18, 2023, the government of South Korea announced the promulgation of the revised Act on Liability for Environmental Damage and Relief thereof (hereinafter “the Act”).
Thailand
Ministry of Industry of Thailand announced “Notification of the Ministry of Industry on Management of Waste or Unused Materials B.E. 2566 (2023)” in the Royal Gazette on 31 May 2023.
China
On March 30, 2023, the Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau of Beijing, China, published a municipal standard, “Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment—Integrated Circuit Manufacturing” (DB11/T 2080-2023), which will come …
Vietnam
On February 23, 2023, the Government of Vietnam promulgated Prime Minister’s Decision No. 146/QD-TTg on the National Plan for Waste Accident Response from 2023 to 2030, which came into effect …
Introduction Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. It poses significant threats to marine ecosystems, wildlife, and human health. To address this …
New Zealand
On March 29, 2023, the New Zealand Ministry of Environment announced a new era of waste system reform that will fundamentally change the way waste is generated, used, recycled and …
China
On Dec. 30, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued a new ecology and environment standard called the Technical Specifications for Setting Identification Sings of Hazardous Waste (HJ 1276-2022). …
Thailand
Illegal dumping, also known as fly-tipping, is a significant environmental problem in Thailand. Despite the existence of laws to regulate the disposal of waste, there are still many cases in …
China
On Jan. 20, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued a revised national standard called the Standard for Pollution Control on Hazardous Waste Storage (GB 18597-2023), for the rigorous …
China
On Jan. 28, 2023, the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, Municipal Development & Reform Commission, and six other government departments of Shanghai, China, announces a Program for Synergistic Reduction …
China
On February 16, 2023, China’s National Development and Reform Commission published revised evaluation indicator systems for the clean production of electrolytic manganese as well as sodium hydroxide and polyvinyl chloride. …
Vietnam
In early December 2022, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam (MONRE) issued Decision 12/QĐ-XPHC that imposed a fine of 505 million VND on a Japanese waste treatment …
Pakistan
On July 25, 2022, the Ministry of Climate Change of Pakistan announced the National Hazardous Waste Management Policy, 2022. The policy plays an important role in fulfilling the obligations of …
China
On Nov. 11, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued measures to manage the list of entities subject to special oversight (“key oversight”) for environmental management. The new measures, …
China
On Oct. 21, 2022, the Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center of China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published FAQs on the revised Measures on Hazardous Waste Transfer, issued Nov. …
China
On Nov. 9, 2022, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Hainan province, China, released draft provincial rules for solid waste pollution control to seek comments, which were accepted through …
China
On Sept. 28, 2022, the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Hebei province, China, published revised “Hebei Regulations on the Control of Solid Waste Environmental Pollution,” which will come …
China
On Sept. 29, 2022, China’s Zhejiang province published revised regulations on solid waste environmental pollution control, which will come into effect Jan. 1, 2023. The revised regulations set out the …
China
On Sept. 21, 2022, China’s Shandong province published provincial regulations on solid waste environmental pollution control that are based on a national law called the Solid Waste Environmental Pollution Control …
South Korea
The Ministry of Environment of South Korea implemented Waste Disposal Site Information Transmission System and enhanced Medical Waste Generator Certification System on October 1, 2022, to eliminate blind spots in …
India
On September 16, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) published and enforced the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Amendment Rules, 2022, which …
China
A key focus area in the comprehensive use of resources in China, bulk solid waste consists of seven different types[1]: coal gangue, fly ash, tailings, industrial by-product gypsum, slag, construction …
*Taiwan
On July 27, 2022, Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration announced a revision of its rules for general waste disposal, which are called the General Waste Removal and Disposal Processes. Article 14 …
Vietnam
On July 5, 2022, the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (“VIAC”), jointly with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), held …
China
On June 23, 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released the draft for opinions on “List of Solid Waste Classification”. The deadline for submitting opinions is July …
Indonesia
The “Jakarta Governor Decree No. 102 of 2021 on Garbage Management Obligations in Regions and Companies” was enforced in Jakarta, Indonesia from June 9, 2022. This Decree was promulgated on …
China
On June 20, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released a national ecology and environment standard called the Technical Guideline for Deriving Hazardous Waste Management Plans and Records (HJ …
China
On May 25, 2022, the Tianjin Municipal People’s Government released the 2022 Pollution Prevention and Control Plan. In the Plan, environmental targets for 2025 and 2035 are set out respectively. …
China
On June 7, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued a Circular on Advancing the Digital Transformation of Hazardous Waste Management. The circular aims to ensure that the Solid …
Singapore
Singapore has issued the Code of Practice for Hazardous Waste Management (SS603: 2021). This standard revises SS603: 2014 and specifies requirements for the collection, transport, storage, treatment, and disposal of …
South Korea
On March 4, 2022, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea issued a legislative notice, which lasts until April 13, 2022, of proposed partial amendments to the Presidential Decree on …
China
On March 9, 2022, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and Standardization Administration jointly issued recommended national standards “Remanufacturing—Evaluation Indexes and Calculation Methods of Energy Saving and Emission Reduction” (GB/T …
Bangladesh
The Solid Waste Management Regulations 2021 were published in Bangladesh on December 23, 2021, under the Bangladesh Environmental Protection Act, 1995.
India
NOTE: On July 22, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change (MoEFCC) officially published the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2022, which …
Singapore
On March 9, 2022, the Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (the “Regulations”) were published in Singapore. The regulations add “spent refrigerants” to the list of toxic …
China
On February 9, 2022, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment released the “Notice on Carrying Out Special Law-enforcement Inspection of Wastewater Discharge in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries”. …
Vietnam
On January 10, 2022, the Vietnamese government established the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (hereinafter “the Decree”), which came into effect …
India
On January 1, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of India issued a Notification (S.O. 5481 (E).) providing for disposal responsibilities and utilization of ash in …
South Korea
On January 7, 2022, South Korea Ministry of Environment published and simultaneously enforced the amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Wastes Control Act, which includes the expansion of the …
China
On Jan. 28, 2022, the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment of China’s Jiangsu Province announced a plan to develop zero-waste cities across the province. According to a zero-waste city …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Jan. 18, 2022, released a draft circular on a plan to promote digital transformation in hazardous waste environmental management to solicit public comments, …
Indonesia
On October 29, 2021, the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 19/2021 on Management Procedure of Non-Hazardous and Toxic Waste was established in Indonesia and came into …
China
On Dec. 31, 2021, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued preliminary guidelines for record keeping of general industrial solid waste by waste generating companies, which became effective immediately. The …
China
On Dec. 21, 2021, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued a circular on the implementation of the pollutant discharge permit system for industrial solid waste. Here is an overview …
China
On December 2, to properly enforce the Solid Waste Environmental Pollution Control Law, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released a list of six solid waste types that are excluded …
China
Hazardous waste is defined as waste that has one or more risks, such as toxicity, corrosiveness, flammability, reactivity, and infectivity, and can have harmful impacts on ecological environment and human …
India
On November 16, 2021, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change published “Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2021” to transfer glass wastes in …
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has published a new Waste Management Law on September 15th 2021. This law aims to regulate the transport, segregation, storage, import, export, safe disposal of waste and all …
Laos
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao PDR established “Decision on the Management, Monitoring, and Inspection of the Treatment and Disposal of Contaminated and Hazardous Waste No. 3649/MONRE” on …
Thailand
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (also known as WEEE or e-waste), which includes a wide range of end-of-life devices such as computers, refrigerators and mobile phones, is considered as a …
Japan
The framework for waste regulation in Japan consists of the “Basic Act on Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society”, which sets forth the basic principles and concepts for the formation of …
Vietnam
On July 16, 2021, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) released the Draft Circular Detailing a Number of Articles of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (hereinafter …
Philippines
Republic Act No. 9003, An Act Providing for an Ecological Solid Waste Management Program, Creating the Necessary Institutional Mechanisms and Incentives, Declaring Certain Acts Prohibited and Providing Penalties, Appropriating Funds …
Philippines
NOTE: On July 22, 2022, the Philippines enacted the Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022, Republic Act (RA) No. 11898, which requires enterprises (producers of products generating plastic packaging waste with …
Indonesia
Management of Hazardous and Poisonous Waste (B3 Waste) 1. General overview In general, there are two main business entity types that are covered by this Regulation: Business entities whose production …
*Taiwan
On June 24, 2021, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) of Taiwan released the revised “Measures for the management of reuse of industrial waste by the Ministry of Economic Affairs”. …
China
On May 11, 2021, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) issued the “Notice on the Reform Implementation Plan for Hazardous Waste Management Supervision and Utilization Capacity” …
China
On April 9, 2021, Department of Ecological Environment of Shandong Province issued the “Implementation opinions (trial) on the ‘Regulations on the administration of pollutant discharge permits’ ” (hereinafter referred as …
China
On April 22, 2021, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China exposed an illegal sewage discharge by a company in Henan Province on its official website, which was found by …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on May 8 published an article that describes the details and penalties of seven cases of automated monitoring regulation violations, including fabrication of data, …
Thailand
Globalization is a term often used for the current world development. The meaning of globalization is borderless world that is evolving in every way, expanding rapidly, extensively, spreading across the …
Indonesia
In general, emerging countries face a problem of increased waste, due to the accelerated material consumption led by economic growth. Indonesia is no exception. In addition to increased municipal waste, …
*Taiwan
Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration on March 18, 2021 announced amendments to the Regulations of Fine Determination for Violations of Waste Disposal Act. Here are the main changes: Fine increase …
Indonesia
Indonesia enacted the “Regulation of the Minister of the Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia No. 6 of 2021 on the Procedures and Requirements for the Management of …
China
“Pollutant Discharge Permit Management Ordinance” (State Council Decree No. 736) was officially released on January 24, 2021 and came into effect on March 1, 2021.Pollutant discharge unit must apply for …
*Taiwan
Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration on February 22, 2021 announced an amendment to the Methods and Facilities Standards for the Storage, Clearance and Disposal of Industrial Waste, which regulate industrial waste …
China
On January 29, 2021, the State Council of China released “Regulations on the Administration of Pollutant Discharge Permits”, and the regulation will come into force on March 1, 2021. “Regulations …
Laos
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao PDR established “Decision on the On the Management and Monitoring, Treatment, Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Transformer No. 5925/MONRE” on …
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