Seamless coverage + dynamic management, the “waste clearance” of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is in progress

Seamless coverage + dynamic management of the "clearance" of the Yangtze River Economic Belt

With "whirlwind" inspection efforts to keep an eye on environmental violations of solid waste, a special operation will continue to be rolled out in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. According to recent media reports, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will continue to deploy the "Waste Clearance Action 2019" and cover more than 100 cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. At the same time, technological surveillance methods such as drones are combined to curb the high incidence of illegal transfer, dumping, and disposal of solid waste cases. Investigate and deal with environmental violations involving solid waste and hazardous waste in accordance with the law, hold relevant responsible personnel accountable in accordance with laws and regulations, curb the frequent occurrence of illegal transfer and dumping cases, and ensure the safety of the ecological environment of the Yangtze River.

In the past year, the scale and intensity of the special clean-up campaign have been great. In order to curb the frequent cases of illegal transfer and dumping, in May 2018, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment launched the "Special Action to Combat Environmental Violations of Solid Waste", namely "Waste Clearance Action 2018". Lasting for nearly 20 days, 150 law enforcement backbones were mobilized from across the country to form 150 teams. This storm began to conduct a comprehensive investigation and verification of the solid waste dumping situation in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The inspection team registers and files the points in the list one by one, and manages them dynamically. Once the rectification is completed, one number will be cancelled. During the on-site inspection stage, in principle, there is no need to be accompanied by local environmental protection departments at all levels.

It is understood that the main tasks of the previous special operations include: independent verification, local confirmation, drawing up accounts, and classified processing. It is worth noting that in this round of special actions, in order to fully transmit pressure, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment also regarded "accountability" as an important starting point to urge local governments to effectively perform their duties. "The special action will implement the requirements of the 'five-step method' (supervision, assignment, inspection, interview, special inspection), and through on-site investigation and verification, problems will be discovered and dealt with in categories." The relevant person in charge pointed out. Regarding issues discovered during inspectionsIf the on-site inspection confirms that there is no solid waste at the storage point or that it has been cleared, the problem will be removed from the list.

The relevant person in charge emphasized that supervision is the premise and foundation. Only when problems are found can subsequent steps such as assignments and inspections be carried out. As of the end of January 2019, except for 4 problems that were being rectified due to the large amount of work, nearly 1,300 problem points had been rectified, and the rectification completion rate was close to 98.9%. Through the "Waste Clearance Action 2018", the dirty and messy areas along the river and the potential environmental safety hazards of illegal dumping and storage of solid waste along and along the river have been basically eliminated. A total of nearly 1.898 billion yuan has been invested to clean up more than 37.99 million tons of various types of solid waste and build nearly 72 standardized landfills.

According to many people in the industry, the emissions of air and water pollutants are relatively fixed and it is easy to monitor the sewage outlets. However, due to the easy transfer of solid waste, supervision is particularly difficult. . In particular, the Yangtze River Economic Belt, as the center and vitality of China's economy, contains a large amount of solid and hazardous waste, and many illegal transfers and dumping incidents of solid and hazardous waste occur here. At present, my country's traditional solid waste treatment field is still in a state of disorder and unorganized chaos, lacking overall planning and management. The frequent occurrence of cross-regional solid waste dumping incidents is driven by interests. It is necessary to strengthen the supervision and environmental responsibility of emission companies and cut off the chain of interests at the root.

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment stated that it will closely monitor the progress of rectification of remaining problems and consolidate local rectification responsibilities. If the rectification work is not effective, interviews and accountability will be conducted as appropriate. At present, in the short term, it is necessary to strengthen the inspection of law enforcement personnel, mobilize the enthusiasm of the public to supervise and report, and at the same time increase the punishment for illegal dumping. The waste clearance operation itself is also an exploration of how to prevent and resolve potential environmental risks caused by existing environmental problems accumulated in some provinces over the years. As an industrial category, solid waste treatment lacks corresponding market order and regulations, and it also lacks certain market access thresholds.

In the future, solid waste management should combine alleviation and blockage, strengthen the supervision of enterprises that generate solid waste and hazardous waste, and control the source. At the same time, all localities should strengthen the construction of solid waste disposal capabilities and make up for shortcomings. Find a legal outlet for solid waste. Adhere to the combination of supervision and guidance, fundamentally promote the formation of a long-term mechanism for the internalization of enterprise solid waste costs, impose severe penalties and strengthen social supervision. Under strong supervision, the transformation and upgrading of a large number of informal landfills across the country and the rectification of existing waste are urgently needed to release huge market space. Thanks to the promotion of regulatory authorities, various provinces and cities have begun to plan, construct, and operate various solid waste treatment projects, which will also induce the rapid expansion of the solid waste treatment market.

　(Original title: Seamless coverage + dynamic management Yangtze River Economic Belt“When cleaning is in progress)