UN Under-Secretary-General Eric E. Solheim, Executive Director of the UN Environment Agency, said in an interview with reporters recently that the promulgation of the 'foreign garbage' ban is a correct choice for China. 'The Chinese government has full rights to protect its citizens. Affected by 'foreign waste'.
Solheim believes that this measure can protect the Chinese people from pollution problems and reduce health risks. The government has the responsibility to protect the health of every citizen.
Prior to this, some people said that they were limited to the practice of restricting the entry of foreign waste in China. Solheim also noted complaints from some countries in the media. 'But I think they made a mistake.' Solheim It said that this is an opportunity to create a better recycling and disposal system for waste that has once exported waste to China. Now is the era of rapid development of science and technology. Everyone can upgrade technology and use new technologies to better recycle. Deal with garbage.
He also said that in the past, for Europe, exporting garbage to China was a relatively easy way to dispose of waste. Therefore, most countries are too lazy to think of better solutions. However, the 'foreign rubbish' ban in China has prompted They have to think about better solutions. Now, some European leaders are really beginning to think of new ways. It is worth noting that 'we also need to avoid re-exporting these wastes to other poor countries. These poor countries do not have their own Perfect waste disposal system. ' Solheim said.
According to reports, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the “Announcement on Adjusting the Catalogue of Imported Waste Management” on April 19, in which 32 kinds of solid waste such as waste hardware and waste ships will be banned from import in batches. This is July last year. After China issued the "Implementation Plan for the Prohibition of the Entry of Foreign Garbage into China to Promote the Management of Solid Waste Import Management System," the ban on foreign garbage was upgraded again.