Dealing with hazardous waste a priority
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September 2, 2011, Friday
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CHINA is "seriously dealing with" hazardous waste threatening the environment after several incidents of illegal dumping and transport of abandoned heavy metals, a senior environmental official said yesterday.
Treating hazardous waste will become a priority in China's pollution prevention work over the next five years, Vice Minister of Environmental Protection Zhang Lijun said during a national teleconference. "Efforts should be made to curb the rising amount of pollution caused by hazardous waste," said Zhang, adding that hazardous waste had "seriously threatened environmental safety and damaged people's health."
Citing a recent incident in southwestern Yunnan Province's Qujing City in which chromium residues were illegally dumped, Zhang said it had an "extremely bad environmental impact."
Measures preventing such incidents include strictly examining and approving new projects as well as paying special attention to new projects that involve the utilization or disposal of hazardous wastes, Zhang said.
Construction projects in China must undergo environmental impact evaluations by local environmental protection bureaus both before the start and after completion of projects.
Companies running businesses involving hazardous wastes should publish annual environmental reports so that they can receive media and public supervision, he said.
He also said harsher penalties should be imposed on companies polluting the environment.
Treating hazardous waste will become a priority in China's pollution prevention work over the next five years, Vice Minister of Environmental Protection Zhang Lijun said during a national teleconference. "Efforts should be made to curb the rising amount of pollution caused by hazardous waste," said Zhang, adding that hazardous waste had "seriously threatened environmental safety and damaged people's health."
Citing a recent incident in southwestern Yunnan Province's Qujing City in which chromium residues were illegally dumped, Zhang said it had an "extremely bad environmental impact."
Measures preventing such incidents include strictly examining and approving new projects as well as paying special attention to new projects that involve the utilization or disposal of hazardous wastes, Zhang said.
Construction projects in China must undergo environmental impact evaluations by local environmental protection bureaus both before the start and after completion of projects.
Companies running businesses involving hazardous wastes should publish annual environmental reports so that they can receive media and public supervision, he said.
He also said harsher penalties should be imposed on companies polluting the environment.
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