Guidelines for the Standardized Management of Industrial Hazardous Waste Generating Units--7

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(VII) Operating license system – Management indicators: 1. All hazardous waste that is transferred must be provided to, or entrusted to, entities holding a hazardous waste operating license for the purposes of collection, storage, utilization, and disposal. Key implementation points: Based on a careful identification of the types and quantities of hazardous waste generated by the enterprise, all such waste should be handed over to qualified entities for treatment or disposal in accordance with the hazardous waste management plan. It should be noted that although many hazardous wastes have high reuse value, they must be handed over to qualified entities in accordance with the law, and the enterprise’s internal environmental protection department should exercise strict oversight. 2. There is a contract with a hazardous waste management company for the entrusted utilization and disposal of hazardous waste. Key implementation points: (1) There must be a contract signed with the waste management company that handles hazardous waste of the corresponding category; before signing such a contract, it is necessary to verify that the company’s license is valid. (2) The contract must be updated regularly to prevent it from expiring. (3) The types of hazardous waste transferred to a hazardous waste management company shall not exceed the approved scope of business. Basis for penalties for violating this regulatory requirement: Article 75 of the Solid Waste Law: Those who provide or entrust hazardous waste to entities without the necessary qualifications for handling it shall be fined between 20,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan. Article 1 of the “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Environmental Pollution”: Where an act stipulated in Article 338 of the Criminal Law is committed and one of the following circumstances exists, it shall be deemed as “severe environmental pollution”: (2) Illegally discharging, dumping, or disposing of more than three tons of hazardous waste.