According to the Economic Daily News, the General Office of the State Council recently issued the "Pilot Work Plan for the Construction of "No Waste City"" and deployed the pilot project for the construction of "No Waste City". It is expected that a number of replica models that can be replicated and promoted will be formed throughout the country within two years. According to the "Proposal", the construction of "No Waste City" will continue to promote the reduction and resource utilization of solid waste sources, minimize the amount of landfill, and minimize the impact of solid waste environment.
Some institutions predict that the construction of “no-waste city” is actually linked to the trillions of market space, and the social and ecological benefits of its harvest will be fully reflected.
Speaking of "no waste city" is a strange thing for many people. In fact, this is a city pilot promoted by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. In February 2018, at the National Environmental Protection Work Conference, Minister of Ecological Environment Protection Li Ganjie said for the first time that it would speed up the construction of “no waste city”. The "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Comprehensively Strengthening Ecological Environment Protection and Resolutely Fighting Pollution Prevention and Control" issued on June 16, 2018 clearly proposed to carry out the "No Waste City" pilot and promote the utilization of solid waste resources. The pilot project for the construction of “No Waste City” has been listed as the main point of the work of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
It is understood that this is also the national environmental protection model city, eco-city, etc., the construction of "no waste city" began to put on the agenda.
"No Waste City" Construction: An Advanced City Management Concept
It is worth noting that “no waste city” does not mean that the city does not produce waste, but it can completely dispose of waste. Whether it is domestic garbage, kitchen waste, construction waste, industrial waste, medical waste, electronic waste, harmless, reduced, and resource-realized, "no waste."
Li Ganjie said that “no waste” refers to taking the new development concept as a guide, promoting the formation of green development methods and lifestyles, continuously promoting the reduction and resource utilization of solid waste sources, minimizing landfill volume, and environmental impact of solid waste. Minimized urban development model.
According to the “Program”, the “No Waste City” pilot will carry out the comprehensive management reform of solid waste from the overall level of the city, explore the establishment of a joint work mechanism with clear division of labor, mutual connection and full cooperation, accelerate the construction of the source of solid waste, and fully recycle resources. Long-term institutional mechanisms for the use, illegal transfer of dumping and zero emissions.
It is understood that China is currently one of the countries with the largest amount of solid waste generated in the world. The country has added more than 10 billion tons of solid waste every year. The phenomenon of garbage siege in some areas is very prominent, and it is more in line with the growing ecological environment of the people. Big gap.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has attached great importance to the treatment of solid waste, focusing on large-scale industrial solid waste, major agricultural waste, domestic waste, construction waste and hazardous waste, and has achieved substantial reduction, full resource utilization and safe disposal.
Promoting the construction of “no-waste city” will guide the whole society to reduce the generation of solid waste, improve the management level of municipal solid waste, speed up the resolution of long-lost solid waste pollution, continuously improve the quality of urban ecological environment, and enhance people's livelihood and well-being. The industry believes that the establishment of “no waste city” puts forward higher requirements for urban solid waste management. Through the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, connecting the green supply chain, emphasizing the transformation of the concept of urban development, the pilot city began to explore a suitable path, which became the meaning of the title.
“No waste city” construction: several trillion yuan of environmental protection market
Du Xiangyu, the founder of “No Waste City” and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that promoting the construction of “no waste city” will guide the whole society to reduce the generation of solid waste, improve the management level of municipal solid waste, and accelerate the resolution of long-lost solid waste pollution. To improve the comprehensive management level of solid waste and promote the reform of the supply side of the city, it will directly generate environmental, economic and social benefits.
At present, 2/3 of China's more than 600 large and medium-sized cities are surrounded by garbage, and 1/4 of them are not suitable for stacking garbage. China's urban waste production exceeds 400 million tons, which means that the potential for waste utilization is large.
The total amount of industrial solid waste accumulated in China has reached 60 billion to 70 billion tons, and the solid waste market has become the second largest environmental protection industry after water. The authority estimates that the scale of China's solid waste market will increase from less than 10% of total environmental protection investment to about 25% of the “13th Five-Year Plan”.
According to this calculation, the investment scale of the solid waste treatment industry during the “13th Five-Year Plan” period is expected to exceed 3.5 trillion yuan.
"No waste city" construction: ready to go
Although China is the first country in the world to propose the concept of “no-waste city construction”, in fact, the experience of urban construction with similar models in the world can be used for reference. In recent years, Japan, the European Union, and Singapore have carried out active attempts and explorations in the comprehensive management of solid waste. For example, Japan proposes to build a recycling-type society, and to minimize the consumption of natural resources and environmental burden by promoting the efficient use and recycling of resources in the process of production, logistics, consumption and waste.
In fact, in terms of “no waste”, many cities and industries in China have made a lot of efforts and achieved certain results. On December 12, 2018, 15 enterprises in Chongqing jointly established Chongqing's first solid waste industry alliance to provide important technical support for Chongqing to declare a “no-waste city” pilot city.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, relevant departments have organized a series of pilot projects for the recycling of solid waste. Such as the circular economy demonstration city (county) led by the National Development and Reform Commission, the pilot utilization of kitchen waste recycling and harmless treatment; the construction of industrial solid waste comprehensive utilization base organized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; The utilization of livestock and poultry manure resources; the municipal municipal solid waste construction classification and construction waste control pilot implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development; the Ministry of Commerce launched a pilot project for the construction of a renewable resource recovery system.
Yan Wenchao, deputy director of the Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Technology Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said that these pilots have played an important role in promoting the reduction, recycling and harmlessness of various types of solid waste. Overall, these individual pilots have laid a good foundation for the implementation of a comprehensive “no-waste city” pilot.
“The construction of “No Waste City” is a systematic project. The screening of pilot cities will first consider the enthusiasm and work basis of local party committees and governments. For example, whether or not various types of solid waste recycling pilots have been carried out or are being implemented, and the positive results have been achieved; Considering the different regions, different development levels and industrial characteristics of the East, Central and West, it is combined with the national strategic planning of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integration, the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Dawan District, and the National Ecological Civilization Experimental Zone.” Solid Waste and Chemistry of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Wen Xuefeng, director of the Solid Division of the Division, said. |
