http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=28 Observations on Asia and the world by Adam Minter, an American writer in Shanghai. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:58:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=28&cpage=1#comment-30057 China’s “Circular Economy” Law Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:36:15 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=28#comment-30057 [...] “Circular Economy” is how China’s definition of sustainability gets translated into English.  The draft law establishes the principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle (at least at the industrial level) as legal mandates, and imposes requirements that new induistrial facilities (a) incorporate energy efficiency and water conservation designs and (b) explore ways to reduce their use of hazardous substances. Although many of the items covered in the Circular Economy law are already required by the Clean Production Law (see “Laws & Regulations,” right sidebar), the law will help solidify the 3R principles as elements of national policy, and will represent the crowning example of China’s move toward a “sustainable,” process-oriented approach to environmental legislation. As to how the law will address China’s child peeing epidemic, see this report in Shanghai Scrap. [...] [...] “Circular Economy” is how China’s definition of sustainability gets translated into English.  The draft law establishes the principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle (at least at the industrial level) as legal mandates, and imposes requirements that new induistrial facilities (a) incorporate energy efficiency and water conservation designs and (b) explore ways to reduce their use of hazardous substances. Although many of the items covered in the Circular Economy law are already required by the Clean Production Law (see “Laws & Regulations,” right sidebar), the law will help solidify the 3R principles as elements of national policy, and will represent the crowning example of China’s move toward a “sustainable,” process-oriented approach to environmental legislation. As to how the law will address China’s child peeing epidemic, see this report in Shanghai Scrap. [...]

]]> http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=28&cpage=1#comment-11373 Shanghai Scrap » Couldn’t Get Much Worse: Pollution and the Chinese Steel Industry Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:58:50 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=28#comment-11373 [...] In other cases, the pollution abatement equipment is installed - and unused. This is nothing new: Chinese officials have commented publicly on the tendency of Chinese industrial facilities to run pollution equipment only on the occasion of [...] [...] In other cases, the pollution abatement equipment is installed – and unused. This is nothing new: Chinese officials have commented publicly on the tendency of Chinese industrial facilities to run pollution equipment only on the occasion of [...]

]]> http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=28&cpage=1#comment-60 Shanghai Scrap » Blog Archive » Just who is in charge here, anyway? Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:50:05 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=28#comment-60 [...] In addition to discussing this issue in the context of Church property, I’ve recently blogged about it here and here. [...] [...] In addition to discussing this issue in the context of Church property, I’ve recently blogged about it here and here. [...]

]]> http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=28&cpage=1#comment-23 Shanghai Scrap » Blog Archive » Thick As A Brick Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:51:31 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=28#comment-23 [...] minimal and mostly limited to extraordinary enforcement actions (some involving the military). In a recent post I described one of those recent actions - as described by a high government environment official - [...] [...] minimal and mostly limited to extraordinary enforcement actions (some involving the military). In a recent post I described one of those recent actions – as described by a high government environment official – [...]

]]> http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=28&cpage=1#comment-5 ding Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:50:04 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=28#comment-5 Pee is not polluting. Pee is not polluting.

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