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conducive to effecting changes in the behavior of waste producers. We may
consider providing waste treatment enterprises with tax reduction or exemption, or low-interest loans and give them preference in land allocation so as
to encourage enterprises to participate in waste disposal. Landfills shall be
charged according to the amount of waste buried to raise landfill cost, which
will help reduce the amount waste going to landfills. We need to promote
coordination of policies and measures such as credibility assessment based on
environmental protection performance, green finance and pollution liability
insurance, in relation to solid waste management. We should encourage the
development of online solid waste treatment businesses and combine online
platforms and offline recycling services. We also need to encourage specialized
third-party organizations to participate in solid waste recycling, environmental
pollution control and relevant consulting services and create new business
forms in relation to solid waste treatment and environmental services.
(4) Advocate green development and promote green lifestyle and green development. The building of zero-waste cities represents a profound change in our
approach to development. It requires not only a transformation of how things
are produced, but also efforts to encourage simple, moderate, green, and lowcarbon ways of life. A wide array of measures may be adopted to promote
green, circular and low-carbon lifestyles and consumption. Charging for excessive waste can reduce household waste. Deposit for plastic bottles and other
similar measures may encourage consumers to dispose of recyclables properly
and boost recycling. We should encourage the economy of sharing so as to
reduce waste of resources, move faster towards green packaging in the express
delivery industry, as well as green restaurants and catering services, and the
like.
In summary, the endeavor to build zero-waste cities takes waste management as an
integral part of urban development and is likely to initiate profound changes in our
ways of life, production and consumption, and help from urban planning, industrial
structures, spatial structures and development approaches that are conducive to green
development and progress towards an ecological civilization.
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conducive to effecting changes in the behavior of waste producers. We may
consider providing waste treatment enterprises with tax reduction or exemption, or low-interest loans and give them preference in land allocation so as
to encourage enterprises to participate in waste disposal. Landfills shall be
charged according to the amount of waste buried to raise landfill cost, which
will help reduce the amount waste going to landfills. We need to promote
coordination of policies and measures such as credibility assessment based on
environmental protection performance, green finance and pollution liability
insurance, in relation to solid waste management. We should encourage the
development of online solid waste treatment businesses and combine online
platforms and offline recycling services. We also need to encourage specialized
third-party organizations to participate in solid waste recycling, environmental
pollution control and relevant consulting services and create new business
forms in relation to solid waste treatment and environmental services.
(4) Advocate green development and promote green lifestyle and green development. The building of zero-waste cities represents a profound change in our
approach to development. It requires not only a transformation of how things
are produced, but also efforts to encourage simple, moderate, green, and lowcarbon ways of life. A wide array of measures may be adopted to promote
green, circular and low-carbon lifestyles and consumption. Charging for excessive waste can reduce household waste. Deposit for plastic bottles and other
similar measures may encourage consumers to dispose of recyclables properly
and boost recycling. We should encourage the economy of sharing so as to
reduce waste of resources, move faster towards green packaging in the express
delivery industry, as well as green restaurants and catering services, and the
like.
In summary, the endeavor to build zero-waste cities takes waste management as an
integral part of urban development and is likely to initiate profound changes in our
ways of life, production and consumption, and help from urban planning, industrial
structures, spatial structures and development approaches that are conducive to green
development and progress towards an ecological civilization.