Current status and strategy of hazardous waste management in China

This paper deals briefly with the pollution caused by hazardous wastes in China, the hazardous waste management at present and the strategy that should be taken for hazardous waste management in the future. Hazardous waste problem has become one of the important environmental concerns in China. Hazardous wastes have resulted in ecological and environmental destruction, caused damage to human health, and restricted economic development. Although a great effort has been devoted to the management of hazardous wastes in China, there remain many issues in legislation, experience, technology and finance to be solved. Some recommendations are made in this paper on the strategic measures for improving the hazardous waste management, in China, particularly relating to legislation, technical development and international cooperation. (au)