NDRC: "Action Plan for the Comprehensive Management of Solid Waste" focuses on filling key institutional gaps.

On January 13, the State Council Information Office held a routine policy briefing to introduce the "Action Plan for Comprehensive Management of Solid Waste". Zhou Haibing, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that the Action Plan focuses on problem-oriented approaches, integrates existing management methods for solid waste in various sectors, further improves policy measures for comprehensive management throughout the entire chain, and promotes the transformation from end-of-pipe treatment to overall prevention and control. This is the first systematic deployment of a special document in China for comprehensive management of solid waste. At the same time, the Action Plan aims to fill institutional gaps in key areas and address key and difficult issues that have plagued the industry for many years.