The relevant person in charge of the Solid Waste and Chemicals Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment answered the reporter’s question on the Notice on Launching the Pilot Project of Ha
Recently, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the Notice on Launching the Pilot Project of Hazardous Waste Collection in Small and Micro Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as the Notice). The relevant person in charge of the Solid Waste and Chemicals Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment answered the reporter’s questions on the background and main contents of the Notice.
Q: What is the background and significance of the formulation of the Notice?
A:Small and micro enterprises mainly refer to enterprises with relatively small amount of hazardous waste, and also include social sources such as motor vehicle maintenance points, scientific research institutions and school laboratories. Small and micro enterprises produce a small amount of hazardous waste, but there are many kinds, points and areas. If it is not collected and treated in time, there will be great environmental risks. Small and micro enterprises have long been troubled by hazardous waste collection and treatment, and it is urgent to get through the "last mile" of hazardous waste collection.
In order to implement the Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste, we organized the drafting of the Notice in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Implementation Plan for Strengthening the Supervision, Utilization and Disposal Capacity Reform of Hazardous Wastes, such as carrying out the pilot project of hazardous waste collection.
The "Notice" is a concrete manifestation of the spirit of implementing the important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on precise pollution control, scientific pollution control and pollution control according to law; It is of great significance to strengthen the prevention and control of hazardous waste pollution in small and micro enterprises, prevent the environmental risks of hazardous waste in small and micro enterprises, and ensure the health of the people; At the same time, it will help to improve the construction of hazardous waste collection system for small and micro enterprises in various places, and accelerate the solution of hazardous waste collection and treatment problems that small and micro enterprises are eager to meet.
Q: What are the requirements of the Notice for carrying out the pilot project?
answerIn order to do a good job in the pilot work of hazardous waste collection in small and micro enterprises, the Notice puts forward seven requirements.
First, fully understand the significance of the pilot project and take it as a concrete environmental protection measure to support the development of small and micro enterprises.
Second, adjust measures to local conditions, consider the distribution of small and micro enterprises and the collection capacity of hazardous waste in the jurisdiction as a whole, and reasonably determine the collection unit.
Third, in accordance with the principle of high standards and sustainability, strictly collect the review of the unit.
The fourth is to clarify the responsibility of the collection unit, guide the collection unit to implement the relevant environmental protection laws, regulations and standards of hazardous waste, collect hazardous waste in time, and transfer it to the utilization and disposal unit.
The fifth is to strengthen the environmental supervision of the collection, storage and transfer of hazardous waste in the collection unit.
Sixth, strengthen training and technical assistance to collection units, and strengthen coordination and communication with other departments.
Seventh, do a good job in collecting pilot publicity and encourage public supervision.
Q: How to determine the pilot unit for hazardous waste collection in small and micro enterprises?
A:In order to ensure the reasonable layout of collection units and improve the collection efficiency, the second part of the Notice clarifies how to determine the number and layout of pilot units. Provincial ecological and environmental departments should choose sub-provincial cities and other cities with better conditions to carry out pilot projects. We should scientifically evaluate the distribution of small and micro enterprises, the amount of hazardous waste generated by small and micro enterprises and the existing hazardous waste collection capacity, reasonably determine the number and layout of hazardous waste collection units of small and micro enterprises, and avoid overcapacity. Ecological and environmental departments can rely on industrial parks where small and micro enterprises are concentrated to carry out pilot projects. Guide and support units with hazardous waste collection experience, professional technical ability and strong sense of social responsibility to carry out pilot projects.
Q: What conditions should a hazardous waste collection unit of small and micro enterprises have?
A:In order to ensure the high-quality and sustainable operation of the collection unit, the Notice mainly puts forward four requirements for the collection unit: personnel, facilities, technology and environmental management.
In terms of personnel requirements, the collection unit should have full-time technical personnel with intermediate or above professional titles in environmental science and engineering, chemistry and other related professional backgrounds.
In terms of facilities requirements, the collection unit should have basic requirements such as packaging tools, storage places and supporting pollution prevention facilities that meet the requirements of national and local environmental protection standards.
In terms of technical requirements, the collection unit should have the analysis and detection ability suitable for the collected hazardous waste. If it does not have the relevant analysis and detection ability, it should entrust the unit with relevant ability to carry out the analysis and detection work.
In terms of environmental management requirements, the collection unit should have environmental management requirements such as the management system to prevent hazardous waste from polluting the environment, pollution prevention measures and environmental emergency plans.
In addition, each province should combine the actual situation of this province, formulate specific review contents, and further refine the conditions that collection units should have.
Q: What are the responsibilities of hazardous waste collection units in small and micro enterprises?
A:In order to ensure the standardized collection, utilization and disposal of hazardous waste in small and micro enterprises, and to prevent environmental risks in the process of collection, transshipment, utilization and disposal of hazardous waste, the Notice puts forward two main responsibilities for the collection unit.
First, the responsibility of implementing laws, regulations and standards on environmental protection related to hazardous wastes. The collection unit shall formulate a hazardous waste management plan according to law, establish a hazardous waste management ledger, truthfully declare the collection, storage and transfer of hazardous waste in the pilot process through the national solid waste management information system, and run the electronic transfer form of hazardous waste.
The second is the responsibility to timely transfer the collected hazardous waste to the utilization and disposal unit for proper disposal. The collection unit shall timely collect hazardous wastes generated by small and micro enterprises within the specified service area and waste collection categories, collect and store them in categories, and timely transfer the collected hazardous wastes to hazardous waste utilization and disposal units according to relevant regulations.
In addition, collection units are encouraged to use information technology to record the types, sources, quantities, storage and destination of hazardous wastes collected, so as to provide extended services in hazardous waste management for small and micro enterprises.
Q: What should ecological and environmental departments at all levels do to carry out the pilot project of hazardous waste collection in small and micro enterprises?
A:In order to ensure the efficient implementation of the pilot collection work, the Notice proposes that ecological and environmental departments at all levels should do a good job in technical assistance, environmental supervision and publicity.
First, strengthen technical assistance and coordination and communication. The eco-environmental department can set up a technical assistance group, organize on-site study exchanges and training, and help collection units and small and micro enterprises solve technical problems related to hazardous waste collection in time. During the pilot work, the ecological environment department should strengthen coordination and communication with relevant departments such as transportation and emergency response.
The second is to strengthen environmental supervision and management. The ecological and environmental departments should strengthen environmental supervision over the collection, storage and transfer of hazardous wastes in collection units according to law, regard collection units as the focus of standardized environmental management evaluation of hazardous wastes, and severely crack down on illegal environmental activities such as illegal transfer, dumping and disposal of hazardous wastes according to law.
Third, do a good job in publicity and public supervision. The ecological environment department should strengthen the publicity of the pilot work, widely publicize the relevant policies of the pilot project of hazardous waste collection, and promote the collection of hazardous waste by small and micro enterprises within the pilot area to achieve "all due". Encourage the public to supervise and report environmental violations such as illegal collection and disposal of hazardous wastes.