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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 26 (Reporter Gao Jing) The third draft of the revised draft of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste was presented to the 17th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress For your consideration. The third revision of the revised draft has effectively strengthened the management of medical waste, especially in the process of responding to major infectious diseases.
Currently, in the new coronary pneumonia outbreak battle, timely treatment of medical waste is an important link. Some members of the Standing Committee, the deputies of the National People’s Congress, departments, localities and the general public suggest that, based on the experience summarized, more specific regulations should be made for medical waste. The third revision of the revised draft clarifies that medical waste is managed according to the National List of Hazardous Wastes. Local people’s government at or above the county level will strengthen capacity building for centralized medical waste disposal.
The third draft of the revised draft clarifies supervisory responsibilities. Competent health, ecology and environmental departments of the popular government at the county level or above should strengthen the supervision and management of the collection, storage, transportation and disposal of medical waste within their respective responsibilities to avoid endangering health public and pollute the environment.
Regarding the responsibility of the subject, the third draft of the revised draft stipulates that medical and health institutions must collect the medical waste generated by their own units in accordance with the law and deliver them to the centralized medical waste disposal unit for their elimination. Units for centralized medical waste disposal shall collect, transport and dispose of medical waste in a timely manner. Medical and health institutions and centralized medical waste disposal units should take effective measures to prevent the loss, leakage and spread of medical waste.
At the same time, the third draft of the revised draft stipulates that when major emergencies such as epidemics occur, people’s governments at or above the county level will coordinate and coordinate the collection, storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous waste , such as medical waste, to guarantee the necessary vehicles and places. , Disposal facilities and protective materials.
In addition, the third draft of the revised draft proposes that popular governments at all levels should organize the necessary funds for the emergency treatment of medical waste and other hazardous waste generated by emergencies, such as major infectious disease epidemics, according to the principle of division of power.
The third draft of the revised draft is also reported to regulate the management of urban and rural household waste classification, prevention of construction waste contamination and resource utilization, reduction and recycling of packaging materials, and strengthening of solid laboratory waste management.
