Key practical points:
• Hazardous waste faces the strictest control: classification, transport with a tracking manifest, and treatment only by licensed operators.
• Industrial facilities must reduce, declare and lawfully treat their waste.
• Household waste sorting is now mandatory in many cities, with fines for breaches.
• Importing solid waste as raw material is banned (the 'foreign waste' ban).
• Electronic waste and batteries have dedicated collection and treatment channels.
• Illegal dumping, burying or burning of waste brings heavy fines and liability.
Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste · Yalla China
中华人民共和国固体废物污染环境防治法 / Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste
Enacted: 1995-10-30 ✅ Effective: 2020-09-01
📝 Overview
A law governing industrial, household, hazardous and electronic solid-waste management, promoting reduction, recycling and sorting. It rests on 'the waste producer is responsible'. It concerns factories, companies, households and waste-service providers.
This is general information only, not legal advice. For your specific case, consult a licensed lawyer.
📜 The law text / key provisions
💬 Practical reading
💬 This is a general reading/opinion for orientation — not the official legal text nor legal advice.
If your factory produces hazardous waste, you must use a licensed operator and keep a tracking manifest for each shipment. In big cities, household waste sorting is now mandatory with fines. Illegal dumping is legally costly. General orientation, not legal advice.
📎 Official source
Ministry of Ecology and Environment / mee.gov.cn
🕒 Updated: 16 March 2026