When will the customs’ special campaign to crack down on foreign garbage officially begin?

From January to April this year, Shenzhen Customs completed the inspection and identification of 292 batches of solid waste, including 236 batches of chemical mineral products, 15 batches of mechanical and electrical products, 31 batches of textiles, 4 batches of metals, and light There were 6 batches of industrial goods, a year-on-year increase of 121%, involving a cargo weight of 145,700 tons. After identification, 153 batches of solid waste were identified, of which 113 batches were solid waste that was prohibited from import by the state, and 40 batches were solid waste that was restricted by the state. Banning the entry of "foreign garbage" is a major measure to strengthen the construction of ecological civilization and implement the strictest ecological and environmental protection system. To this end, Shenzhen Customs severely cracks down on smuggling crimes, strictly implements inspection and quarantine, and with a firm attitude, quick actions, powerful measures, and obvious results, will strictly prohibit the entry of "foreign garbage" into the country to build an ecological civilization. Significant measures have been put in place.

Shenzhen Customs has given full play to its advantages in inspection and quarantine technology and law enforcement to resolutely keep "foreign garbage" out of the country and effectively safeguard the safety of the national ecological environment and the health of the people. In recent years, the Shenzhen Customs Industrial Product Inspection Technology Center has undertaken most of the country's solid waste attribute identification business in cooperation with special operations such as "National Gate Shield", "Operation Green Fence", "Earth Goddess" and "National Gate Sword". In 2017 alone, The center has completed 533 batches of solid waste attribute identification business, accounting for 88% of the business volume of the first three identification agencies. In the past three years, the proportion of solid waste identified has been as high as 60%, providing strong technical support for strict management of imported solid waste. .

"Foreign garbage" is a common name in society. Generally speaking, it refers to the import of solid waste prohibited by the country through smuggling, entrainment, etc., or the unauthorized import of solid waste subject to import restrictions without permission. waste. In the management of imported formal solid waste, the relevant competent authorities generally do not use the term "foreign waste".

For solid waste, my country has strict import licenses. Solid waste imported through smuggling, entrainment, etc., or solid waste imported without permission that is subject to entry restrictions, will be returned to the country or handed over to the environmental protection department for harmless treatment after being processed by the customs in accordance with the law; Managed solid waste shall be allowed to be imported after review and approval by the environmental protection administrative department of the State Council in conjunction with the foreign trade department of the State Council. To import solid waste listed in the automatic license import catalog, licensing procedures must be completed in accordance with the law.

What harm does foreign garbage bring?

my country has been using imported solid waste for more than 30 years. Most of the solid waste included in the import list has high utilization value, and even Foreign garbage imported through smuggling and other means cannot be equated.

In the past, some solid waste from imported raw materials played a certain role in making up for the shortage of domestic resources. However, with the continuous improvement of my country's economic and social development level, the import of solid waste that can be used as raw materials has exposed many problems. Some countries transfer solid waste to other countries in a variety of ways, and some even export it illegally. These wastes pollute the environment and damage people's health. Especially the problem of foreign garbage has reached the point where everyone is calling for a beating.

E-waste and waste plastic waste in foreign garbage containing toxic and harmful substances are not biodegradable. In particular, e-waste contains more than 1,000 different components and will release a large amount of toxic and harmful substances, which has potential and long-term effects. sexual influence.

Pollution to the environment The foreign garbage processing and utilization industry mainly relies on manual sorting and manual dismantling. In Guiyu, Guangdong Province and other places, electronic waste is dismantled using primitive and backward methods of "pickling" and "burning boards". The waste gas and waste liquid are directly discharged without treatment, causing river water to be polluted and the heavy metal content in the soil to exceed standards.

It should also be noted that most of the processing of foreign garbage is carried out in extensive small workshops, which consume a lot of energy and water resources. After causing pollution, the cost of environmental treatment is very high, which is hundreds of dollars in profits. Thousand times.

Viruses, bacteria and other toxic and harmful substances carried by foreign garbage may directly infect workers, and the environmental pollution caused by processing and utilization can also harm the health of local people.

Illegal imported used clothing sold in fair markets is also typical foreign garbage. Relevant departments of the Chinese government strictly prohibit the import and sale. Old clothes come from a wide range of sources, but they mainly come from foreign garbage dumps and morgues. The clothes are stained with a large number of bacteria, such as tuberculosis, plague, cholera and other sources of disease infection.

After wearing them, people will be infected with various skin diseases or other diseases. Some germs can cause serious harm to large-scale epidemics and endanger physical health. Although used clothes sold secretly in the market have been washed and ironed, they are still a source of contamination of infectious diseases.

How to identify foreign junk clothes, you can use the following methods:

Check the quality of the clothes. Most of the buttons and zippers of old clothes have no luster and the metal coating has fallen off; trademarks and washing labels Curling; some fabrics have wear or pilling; some garments have stains that are difficult to remove.

Look at the condition of key parts, such as armpits and elbows that are prone to wrinkles, and collars and other places that are yellow and shiny.

Pay attention to details, such as whether the stitches have fallen off and whether the clothes have a special smell. Sometimes wholesalers spray clothes with scent to cover up odors.

In addition, in the wholesale areas of foreign garbage, these old clothes are sold in packages, that is, there is only one piece of clothing of one style. Such clothes are likely to come from "foreign garbage". The inspection and quarantine department reminds you not to buy these illegally imported used clothes for cheap, to avoid being infected with diseases or even endangering your life.

It is not conducive to the utilization of resources in our country. In 2015, the general industrial solid waste generated in 244 large and medium-sized cities across the country was 1.91 billion tons, and the treatment rate was less than 70%. In order to make up for the shortcomings, our country is increasing treatment year by year. In terms of costs and disposal capacity, if foreign waste is allowed to be imported at will, the supply-side structural reform of environmental governance will inevitably be negatively affected.