Hazardous waste and environmental trade: China`s issues

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:567751

Jiang, Ma ^[1]

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1. National Research Center for Science and Technology for Development, Beijing (China)

By presenting some case studies, this paper analyzes China`s situation with regard to hazardous waste: its environmental trade, treatment, and management. The paper describes China`s experiences with the environmental trade of hazardous waste in both the internal and international market. Regulations for managing the import of waste are discussed, as are China`s major approaches to the trading of hazardous waste both at home and overseas. The major reasons for setting up the Asian-Pacific Regional Training Center for Technology Transfer and Environmental Sound Management of Wastes in China and the activities involved in this effort are also described. 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• OSTI ID: 567751
• Report Number(s): CONF-9611157-; ON: DE97009015; TRN: 98:000722-0042
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1996 Pacific Basin conference on hazardous waste, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), 4-8 Nov 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]; Related Information: Is Part Of Pacific Basin conference on hazardous waste: Proceedings; PB: 706 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
NONRADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
CHINA
REGULATIONS
IMPORTS
VIOLATIONS