Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes

This Law has been repealed by the Ecological and Environmental Code, effective Aug. 15, 2026

Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes
中华人民共和国固体废物污染环境防治法

[Full Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted Oct. 30, 1995, effective Apr. 1, 1996; revised Dec. 29, 2004, effective Apr. 1, 2005; amended and effective June 29, 2013; amended and effective Apr. 24, 2015; amended and effective Nov. 7, 2016; revised Apr. 29, 2020, effective Sept. 1, 2020)

• Status: Revision passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter: Ministry of Ecology and Environment
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2018, 2019, 2020
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (final): Apr. 26–29, 2020 (Full Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: Dec. 23–28, 2019 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: Dec. 28, 2019–Jan. 26, 2020
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: June 25–29, 2019 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: July 5–Aug. 3, 2019
  • State Council public consultation: July 11–Aug. 18, 2018 (Chinese only)
• Legislative Records [Gazette 2020(2): 414–438]
  • Explanation (June 25, 2019)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Dec. 23, 2019)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Apr. 26, 2020)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Apr. 28, 2020)
  • Presidential Order (Apr. 29, 2020)
• Official Q&A: NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission (Apr. 29, 2020)

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• NPCSC Session Watch: Marriage, Vaccine, Community Corrections, Encryption & Solid Waste (June 18, 2019)

Last updated: March 12, 2026, 21:08 EDT