MEE Solicits Public Comments on Draft Plan for Digital Transformation in Hazardous Waste Management

The Ministry of Environment and Ecology of China (MEE) published a Draft Plan for Digital Transformation in Hazardous Waste Management on the 18^th of January 2022.

This draft mainly focuses on the following aspects:

1.     Digital transformation in hazardous waste environment management

It mainly includes the implementation of the electronic management ledger of hazardous waste, the unified management of the transfer of hazardous waste, the implementation of a paperless operation of the inter-provincial transfer of hazardous waste, the regulation of hazardous waste management reports, and the regulation of hazardous waste export approval.

2.     Improving the intelligent level of environmental supervision of hazardous waste

This aim requires adapting to a new supervision mode on hazardous waste via the Internet of Things (IoT). This includes the construction of an online trading platform for hazardous waste and the pilot of third-party payment, and the deepening of the pilot work of collecting and transferring waste lead-acid batteries.

3.     Strengthen the docking and application of a national information system

This notification focuses on further strengthening the docking and application of a national information system that can clarify the relevant requirements for data docking, reporting, and application.

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