Waste Management Policies

Policies are necessary to ensure that the framework conditions supporting and promoting IWM as well as directing particular waste streams into the corresponding waste treatment facilities are in place. It includes variety of approaches and policy instruments – from market mechanism and voluntary compliance schemes to mandatory policies, sanctions and bans.

China’s waste sector response to COVID-19

As China was hit by the COVID-19 epidemic, its waste sector was amidst the transformation process – from collection-disposal mode towards mandatory waste segregation at source and diversified integrated municipal solid waste management. How under these circumstances China’s waste industry shaped its response to the obstacles brought by the coronavirus – in our overview.

April 27, 2020

Study: Digestate Quality Control of Organic Waste from MSW (Chinese only)

The study (Chinese only) is conducted by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences on behalf of IWM NAMA project. With this study, we expect to help enhance the existing political framework regulating the treatment of kitchen waste and the application of its products in China.

November 13, 2019

Germany’s Waste Management Policy Development – A Focus on Municipal Solid Waste

By looking into Germany’s current policy and legislation as well as the history of its development, this report aims to provide an insight for further legislative advancement of China’s waste management towards low-carbon integrated approach.

November 11, 2019
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