China says 'no' to Western rubbish
Experts suggest: solid waste import ban can not 'across the board'
EU citizens may need to pay plastic and synthetic materials tax in the next few years.Job Tinging, member of the European Commission responsible for the budget, said the EU's export of plastic rubbish will be affected due to China's introduction of a ban on the entry of foreign rubbish. Reduce the use of plastic packaging, increase budget revenue.
Since the end of 2017, China has banned the import of 4 types of 24 kinds of solid waste, not only the waste plastics such as Europe and the United States, but also the exports of waste paper and other exports have also been no small impact .Thuji University School of Environment and Sustainable Development Professor Du Huanzheng In an interview with Science and Technology Daily reporter said that from the resource endowment, China's lack of oil, non-ferrous metals and steel, solid waste imports to some extent, make up for the gap, the ban can not 'across the board.'
Imported solid wastes do not mean "foreign litter." Foreign litter refers to solid wastes that are seriously harmful to the environment and are of little value and are imported without permission. Imported solid wastes can be changed into rubbish, and proper treatment will not add to the environment Too much burden of waste.
Du Huan-cheng said that China has never allowed imports of 'foreign trash'. 'Import of solid waste is to consider its two major attributes of resources and environment. The reason why China's ban on this is mainly to consider the impact on the environment and the health of 1.3 billion people Problem
The Ministry of Environmental Protection solid waste and chemicals management technology center publicity, in 2018 the first batch of the Center proposed to be approved by the Ministry of Environmental Protection import list of imported solid waste, compared with the same period last year, has been clearly not re-import of living sources of waste Plastic, vanadium slag and other 24 kinds of solid waste, the imports of other solid waste varieties have also dropped significantly, such as the first release of waste paper, only 6.56% over the same period last year.
Du Huanzheng said that if you do not import waste paper, you will need to cut down lumber in the country or use straw to make paper. If you do not import waste electronic products, you should increase the smelting of copper and other metals. What kind of situation has a greater impact on the environment? 'We should establish a system of evaluation criteria, comprehensive assessment of turning waste into treasure and new material manufacturing, which environmental impact is smaller and more economical according to different varieties of imported solid waste, treatment technology, environmental impact, etc.?
Should also establish a scientific and standardized import and processing system.Du Huanzheng said, such as the original waste plastic import and disposal system has a loophole, responsible for the import of traders and processing enterprises are not the same.Some traders to import waste plastic transferred Shandong, Hebei to deal with small workshops into raw materials, and then sold to the plastic products manufacturing enterprises.These small workshops without any environmental protection equipment, technology behind, cleaning the waste water, waste gas emissions directly into the environment, the local environment and the human body Health has a huge threat.
'If we let some large-scale standardized large-scale plastic production enterprises directly responsible for the import of waste plastics, traders and non-standard small workshops, small businesses excluded from waste plastics import and reuse of the chain, both to ensure Sources of raw materials for production enterprises, and will not cause environmental pollution problems, but also facilitate the supervision of environmental protection departments. 'Du Huanzheng said.
At present, many waste plastics, waste paper and other garbage exporting countries do not have adequate treatment facilities, it is difficult to fully realize the recycling of waste materials and garbage. Du Huanzheng said that this is an opportunity .For example, in earlier years, China had stopped the car Therefore, the international research and development of low-cost recycling technology, the establishment of a car crushing recycling industry, so when our country and then need, there is nowhere to import waste Therefore, the policy of assessing imported solid wastes should be specifically evaluated on the basis of environmental protection and considering its economy.