The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the standard for "Domestic Waste Classification Marks"

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development held a press briefing today to release the "Domestic Waste Classification Marks" standard (referred to as the "Standard"), introducing the revision of the standard and reporting on the progress of the national urban domestic waste classification work.

Relevant persons in charge of the Department of Urban Construction and the Department of Standards and Quotas of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said that in this revision of the standard, the scope of application, category composition, and graphic symbols of domestic waste classification signs have been mainly adjusted. Compared with the 2008 version of the standard, the scope of application of the new standard has been further expanded. The categories of domestic waste have been adjusted to 4 major categories and 11 subcategories: "recyclables, hazardous waste, kitchen waste, and other waste". The logo and graphic symbols** *Delete 4, add 4, inherit 7, and modify 4.

The relevant person in charge of the Urban Construction Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development reported on the progress of the national urban domestic waste classification work. It is reported that the coverage rate of garbage classification in residential areas in 46 key cities across the country has reached 53.9%, of which 14 cities including Shanghai, Xiamen, Ningbo, and Guangzhou have a coverage rate of domestic waste classification exceeding 70%. 30 cities have introduced local regulations or regulations on garbage classification or According to regulations, 16 cities have included garbage classification in their legislative plans. Central units, troops stationed in Beijing, and provincial agencies have comprehensively implemented garbage classification. Each province and autonomous region has formulated implementation plans for garbage classification. Three provinces, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, have issued local regulations, and local regulations in 13 provinces including Hebei have entered the legislative process. 237 cities at prefecture level and above have started garbage classification.

In addition, the relevant person in charge of the Urban Construction Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development introduced the newly developed "National Garbage Classification" applet. The applet was jointly launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the Chinese Government Network. Client” mini-program platform was officially released and launched online. The "National Garbage Classification" applet covers 46 key cities in the country for garbage classification. Citizens can check the classification of domestic waste through the applet, and intuitively see the current classification signs of each city and the adjustment of the new standard signs. During the adjustment period of the domestic waste classification signs The connection and publicity and implementation of new standards will play a positive role.