Original title: China has fully launched domestic waste classification in prefecture level and above cities since 2019
Nine departments including the Ministry of housing and urban rural development have recently issued the notice on comprehensively carrying out domestic waste classification in cities at and above the prefecture level nationwide on the basis of pilot trials in 46 key cities, and decided to comprehensively start domestic waste classification in cities at and above the prefecture level nationwide from 2019.
The notice requires that by 2020, 46 key cities will basically build domestic waste classification and treatment systems; Other prefecture level cities have achieved full coverage of domestic waste classification by public institutions, and at least one street has basically built a domestic waste classification demonstration area. By 2022, at least one district of each prefecture level city will realize full coverage of domestic waste classification; At least one street in other districts has basically built a domestic waste classification demonstration area. By 2025, domestic waste classification and treatment system will be basically completed in cities at prefecture level and above in China.
The notice made it clear that the top-level design should be done well. All prefecture level cities shall prepare and complete the implementation plan of domestic waste classification by the end of 2019, clarify the domestic waste classification standards, as well as the objectives, tasks, key projects, supporting policies and specific measures to promote domestic waste classification. Public institutions should take the lead in demonstration, and relevant business places should actively implement the requirements for domestic waste classification in accordance with the party and government organs.
The notice requires that school education should be strengthened, and domestic waste classification should be taken as the carrier to cultivate a generation's good civilized habits, public awareness and civic awareness; Carry out youth voluntary activities to encourage and guide teenagers to actively participate in domestic waste classification; Mobilize families to actively participate, vigorously spread the ideas and concepts of ecological civilization, and guide family members to start from themselves and consciously become participants, practitioners and promoters of domestic waste classification.
The notice requires that the construction of domestic waste classification demonstration area should be carried out with the street as the unit, so as to realize the full coverage of domestic waste classification management subjects, domestic waste classification categories, and domestic waste classification delivery, collection, transportation and treatment systems.
The circular pointed out that all prefecture level cities should adhere to the guidance of Party building, take the community as the focus, take the people as the main body, adhere to co construction, CO governance and sharing, take the classification of domestic waste as an important part of the activity of "jointly creating a better environment and a happy life", and accelerate the promotion based on the rule of law, government promotion, national participation, urban and rural planning According to local conditions, we will establish a domestic waste classification system, speed up the establishment of a domestic waste treatment system of classified delivery, classified collection, classified transportation and classified treatment, and strive to improve the classification coverage of domestic waste.
(this article comes from Xinhuanet)