China prioritizes the treatment of hazardous waste

The Ministry of Environmental Protection of China said the country will seriously handle hazardous environmental wastes, after large amounts of illegal compounds have been smashed into the environment.

Water in a lake at Khuc Tinh is heavily contaminated with Chromium (Photo: Xinhuanet)

'Hazardous waste disposal will become a priority task in preventing environmental pollution in the next 5 years. These are attempts to limit the increase in pollution due to hazardous waste, seriously threatening environmental safety and human health , 'said Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection Zhang Lijun during a seminar. nation.

Vice Minister Zhang also mentioned a recent incident in Qujing City in southwestern Yunnan Province, in which large amounts of chromium were illegally dumped, which had a very bad impact on the environment.

Measures to prevent incidents include: strict inspection and approval of new projects, paying special attention to resolving new projects related to the use or treatment of hazardous waste, Zhang said.

Construction projects in China must undergo environmental impact assessments of local environmental protection offices before the start and after the completion of the project.