Two departments collaborate to advance comprehensive solid waste management
China's first special document for systematic deployment of comprehensive treatment of solid waste, the "Action Plan for Comprehensive Treatment of Solid Waste" (hereinafter referred to as the "Action Plan"), was recently released. On January 13th, at the regular briefing on State Council policies held by the State Council Information Office, relevant officials from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology clarified the implementation of the goals and tasks proposed in the "Action Plan", and also identified differentiated promotion paths based on the characteristics and treatment pain points of solid waste in different fields, aiming to form a collaborative governance force.