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Since the reform and opening up, China in promoting the conservation and comprehensive utilization of resources, promote clean production, and achieved positive results. However, the traditional high consumption, high emission and low efficiency of the extensive growth mode is still not a fundamental change, resource utilization is low, serious environmental pollution. At the same time, the existence of regulations, policies imperfect, system and mechanism is not perfect, related technology development lags behind other issues. The first 20 years of this century, China will accelerate the industrialization and urbanization stage of development, resources and environment, the situation is very grim faced. To seize the important strategic opportunities, to achieve a comprehensive strategic goal of building a moderately prosperous society, we must vigorously develop the circular economy, according to "reduction, reuse, resource-based" principle, to take effective measures with minimal resource consumption and environmental costs as small as possible, to achieve maximum economic output and minimum waste emissions and achieve economic, environmental and social benefits, building a resource-saving and environment-friendly society. To do this, we make the following observations.
First, the development of circular economy guiding ideology, basic principles and main objectives
(A) guiding ideology. Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of "Three Represents" as guidance, establish and implement the scientific concept of development, to improve resource productivity and reducing waste emissions targets, technology innovation and system innovation as the driving force, strengthen resource conservation and environmental protection awareness, strengthen legal system, improve policies and measures, the role of market mechanisms to promote the development of circular economy.
(B) basic principles. Adhere to the new road to industrialization, and create favorable conserve resources and protect the production and consumption environment; persist in promoting economic restructuring, speed up technological progress, strengthen supervision and management, improve resource utilization efficiency, reduce the generation and emission of waste; adhere to the enterprise as the main body, government regulation, market guidance and public participation combine to form conducive to the promotion of circular economy development policy system and social atmosphere.
(Iii) development goals. By 2010 to establish a relatively complete legal system for the development of recycling economy, policy support system, institutional and technological innovation system and incentive and restraint mechanisms. Greatly improved the efficiency of resource use, significantly reduced the amount of final disposal of waste, and built a large number of typical business cycle in line with the requirements of economic development. Promote green consumption, improve the renewable resource recycling system. Construction of a number of circular economy to meet the requirements of industrial development (agriculture) parks and resource-saving and environment-friendly city.
(D) the main indicators. By 2010, China''s consumption of fifteen kinds of vital resources GDP output per tonne of energy, iron ore, non-ferrous metals, non-metallic mineral higher than 25% in 2003; every ten thousand yuan GDP energy consumption fell more than 18%. The average effective utilization coefficient of irrigation water increased to 0.5 per yuan of industrial added value dropped to 120 cubic meters of water. Total recovery of mineral resources and associated minerals comprehensive utilization rate increased by 5 percentage points, respectively. Industrial solid waste comprehensive utilization rate increased to 60% or more; recycled copper, aluminum, lead production accounted for the proportion reached 35%, 25%, 30%, mainly renewable resources, recycling volume increased by more than 65%. Stockpiling and disposal of solid waste in the amount of about 450 million tons of industrial control; MSW growth rate of around 5%. (Note: The above indicators will be adjusted in accordance with the "Eleventh Five-Year" plan)
Second, the development of circular economy priorities and key links
(E) focus. First, vigorously promote saving energy, conserve resources in production, construction, circulation and consumption of various areas, to reduce consumption of natural resources. Second, the full implementation of clean production, reduce waste generation at source, achieved by the end of treatment to pollution prevention and control the whole production process changes. Third, vigorously carry out comprehensive utilization of resources, maximizing waste recycling and renewable resources, recycling. Fourth, to develop the environmental protection industry, focusing on development of reduction, reuse and recycling technology and equipment for the efficient use of resources, recycling and reducing waste, to provide technical support.
(Vi) the key links. One aspect of the exploitation of resources to co-ordinate planning and development of mineral resources to promote the application of advanced mining technology, processes and equipment to improve the recovery rate of mining, ore dressing and smelting recovery, and vigorously promote the tailings, waste rock comprehensive utilization, vigorously improve resource comprehensive recycling rate. Second, the consumption of resources to strengthen the link metallurgical, nonferrous metals, electric power, coal, petrochemical, chemical, building materials (building), light industry, textile, agriculture and other key sectors of energy, raw materials, water and other resource consumption management, efforts to reduce consumption, improve resource utilization. The third is to strengthen the link waste pollution prevention and control the whole process, to promote the different sectors reasonable to extend the industrial chain, to strengthen the various types of waste recycling, promote enterprise waste "zero emissions"; accelerate the use of reclaimed water facilities construction and municipal waste, sewage sludge minimization and resource utilization, reduce the amount of final disposal of waste. Fourth, we should vigorously renewable resource generation recovery and recycling of various waste resources to support the remanufacturing of used machinery and electronic products; establishing waste collection and sorting system, and constantly improve the renewable resource recycling system. Fifth, we should vigorously promote consumer segment is conducive to saving resources and protecting the environment of consumption, encourage the use of energy-efficiency labeling products, energy-saving product certification and environmental labeling products, organic food and green flag flags food, reduce excessive packaging and disposable supplies use. Government agencies to implement green procurement.
Third, the development of circular economy to strengthen macro guidance
(Vii) to develop a recycling economy as the preparation of relevant planning an important guiding principle. Governments at all levels and relevant departments to use the circular economy concept to guide the preparation of "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" and a variety of regional planning, urban master planning, as well as the sustainable use of mineral resources, energy, water and resource use, and other special planning, resources consumption, conservation, recycling, waste disposal and environmental conditions to analyze, clear goals, priorities and policy measures.
(Viii) the establishment of circular economy evaluation index system and statistical accounting system. Development and Reform Commission should work together with Bureau of Statistics, State Environmental Protection Administration and other relevant departments to speed up the cycle to establish economic research evaluation system, and gradually into the national economic and social development plan, and the establishment of statistical accounting system of circular economy. Local people''s governments at all levels should actively carry out statistical accounting of circular economy, strengthen the main index of the economic cycle.
(Ix) the development and implementation of recycling economy promotion plan. Local people''s governments at all levels should organize the development and reform (trade), environmental protection and other relevant departments, according to the local reality, the development and implementation of circular economy promotion plan. State Council departments to study and formulate the intensive use of mineral resources, energy and water conservation and utilization, clean production, as well as key industries and key areas of the development of recycling economy promotion plan.
(X) to accelerate economic restructuring and optimization of regional distribution. Strengthen macro-control, curb blind investment and low-level redundant construction, limit the high energy consumption, high water consumption, high pollution industries. Vigorously develop high-tech industries, speed up the use of high-tech and advanced applicable technologies to transform traditional industries and eliminate backward technology, techniques and equipment, and upgrading of traditional industries; promote enterprise restructuring, increased industrial concentration and economies of scale; to develop intensive agriculture. Development and Reform Commission to step up the development of "Industrial Structure Adjustment Interim Provisions", "Guiding Catalogue of Industrial Structure Adjustment" and guidance to accelerate the development of service industry, promote the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure. At the same time, according to resources and environment conditions and regional characteristics, with the regional development concept to guide the development of circular economy, industrial restructuring and transformation of old industrial bases. Development and heavy and chemical industries concentrated area, according to the circular economy requires planning, construction and renovation of enterprises to enter the proposed land, energy, water use and waste discharge requirements for integrated control around the core resource development of related industries, industries play industrial concentration and ecological effects, the formation of resource-efficient recycling industry chain, improve resource output efficiency.
Fourth, accelerate the development of recycling economy technology and standards system
(Xi) to accelerate the technological development of recycling economy. Governments at all levels of the State Council departments and local authorities to increase investment in science, research and development of recycling economy to support common and key technologies. Active introduction and digestion and absorption of foreign advanced technology of recycling economy, organization and development of associated mineral resources comprehensive utilization of tailings technology, energy conservation and alternative technologies, energy cascade utilization of technology, waste utilization technologies, recycling economic development and extend the industrial chain Related links with other industries, "zero emission" technology, toxic and hazardous raw materials, alternative technologies, recyclable materials and recycling technologies, green remanufacturing technology and new energy and renewable energy development and utilization of technology to improve their ability to support recycling economy technology and innovation ability.
(Xii) pay close attention to the development of recycling economy and technology policy. Development and Reform Commission to develop the development of recycling economy and technology policy in conjunction with relevant departments to study science and technology, environmental protection, technology-oriented directory, as well as state encourages the development of energy-saving, water-saving, environmental protection equipment catalog. Support the introduction of foreign core technology development of recycling economy, speed up the popularization and application of new technologies, new processes, new equipment.
(Xiii) the establishment of circular economy technical advisory service system. All localities and departments should actively support the establishment of recycling economic information systems and technology consulting services system, the timely release cycle related economic and technological, management and policy aspects of the information society, to carry out information consulting, technology promotion, publicity and training. Give full play to trade associations, energy-saving technical service centers, cleaner production centers and other intermediary agencies and research institutes, universities role.
(Xiv) to promote the development and improvement of the standard system of circular economy. To accelerate the development of high energy consumption, high water consumption and high pollution industry, market access standards and conformity assessment systems, the development of key industries cleaner production evaluation index system and associated pollution control standards related to circular economy. Strengthen energy, water and other resource conservation standardization, improve the major energy-using equipment and building energy efficiency standards, focusing on water industry water quota and major energy-consuming (water) energy saving (water) design specifications. Establish and improve the energy efficiency labeling mandatory product, recycling product identification, identify energy-efficient buildings and environmental labeling system, to carry out energy-saving, water-saving, environmental protection product certification and environmental management system certification.
Fifth, establish and improve policy mechanisms to promote the development of circular economy
(15) to increase economic investment cycle support. Investment departments at all levels in the development and implementation of investment plans, will increase support for the development of circular economy. The development of recycling economy of major projects and technology development and industrialization demonstration projects, the government should give direct investment or capital grants, loans, interest subsidies and other support, and play a guiding role of government investment in social investment. Financial institutions should be given financial support to promote the development of recycling economy key projects.
(Xvi) the use of price leverage to promote the development of circular economy. Parity between the adjustment of resource products and final products, rationalize prices of natural resources, and gradually build to reflect the supply and demand of resource products pricing mechanism. Development and Reform Commission to actively adjust the water, heat, electricity, natural gas pricing policy, to promote the rational exploitation of resources, the economical use, efficient use and effective protection. Gradually raise the price of water water conservancy projects; improve agricultural water fee approach; adjust the prices of water supply, reasonably determine the price of recycled water, and vigorously promote water price ladder, beyond the plan, super-scale water increases system. Expand and Season TOU pricing execution range, widening the difference to accelerate the implementation of tariff peaks and tariff season in areas where conditions permit; high energy-consuming industries out of class, restricted projects, strict implementation of the differences according to the national industrial policy formulated tariff policy. Increase the heating system and heat price reform, and gradually establish a basic heat price and measurement of thermal heat price together constitute the price formation mechanism, the differential heat and thermal coal price linkage policy. Gradually straighten out the price relationship between natural gas and other products, the establishment of natural gas prices and alternative energy linked to the price mechanism. The local people''s government price departments at all levels to formulate and implement the promotion of circular economy development of pricing policy.
(17) to support the development of circular economy and taxation and pricing policy. The financial sector to actively allocate funds to support the development of recycling economy policy research and technology promotion, demonstration pilot, publicity and training, and with the relevant departments to actively implement clean production special funds. Various levels of government and environmental protection departments to arrange the sewage increase funds for pollution prevention projects companies fulfill the requirements of circular economy of investment. The departments concerned to accelerate research to establish the promotion of energy-saving, water-saving products and energy-saving environmentally friendly cars, energy-saving and land-building promotion incentives. Continue to improve the comprehensive utilization of resources of tax incentives, adjust and improve conducive to the promotion of renewable resources recycling tax policies, accelerate the establishment of bulk waste recycling treatment fee system. Timely introduction of fuel tax, improve the consumption tax system. Actively study the mineral resources compensation collection methods based on the amount of resources to further expand the scope of water resources fee collection and improve collection standards appropriate priority to improve urban sewage treatment fee charged at the standard, introducing a comprehensive municipal solid waste disposal fees. Study and improve restrictions on domestic resource constraints and energy-intensive products export policy. Charges and rationalize existing sources of funds on the basis of actively explore the establishment and improvement of enterprise ecological restoration compensation mechanism. Government procurement catalog to give priority to energy, water and environmental certification of products.
Sixth, adhere to the development of recycling economy law
(18) to strengthen the regulatory system. In conjunction with China''s national conditions, to accelerate the research and the establishment of a sound legal system of circular economy. To seize the current development of energy-saving, water saving, comprehensive utilization of resources to promote the efficient use of resources and waste household appliances, electronic products, waste tires, construction waste, packaging waste, agricultural waste and other resource utilization rules and regulations. Study the establishment of extended producer responsibility system, a clear manufacturers, distributors, and consumer recycling and the use of units for waste recycling, treatment and reuse of legal obligations.
(Xix) increase the intensity of supervision and management according to law. All localities and departments to seriously implement the "People''s Republic of China Energy Conservation Law", "People''s Republic of China Renewable Energy Law", "People''s Republic of China Cleaner Production Promotion Law," "People''s Republic of China Solid Waste Pollution Prevention Law" and "People''s Republic of China environmental impact Assessment law" and other relevant laws and regulations. Strengthen their intensive use of mineral resources, energy, water, resource comprehensive utilization of renewable resources, recycling of supervision and management, and guide enterprises to establish a sense of economic resources, and environmental development, establish and improve resource conservation management system. Environmental protection departments at all levels to develop a recycling economy and environmental protection work closely, strict implementation of environmental impact assessment and the "three simultaneous" system, the progressive introduction of permit system; strictly control the total discharge of pollutants, waste emissions and strengthen the enterprise Regulatory disposal and reduce emissions intensity; encourage qualified enterprises on a voluntary basis, to carry out environmental management system certification.
(Xx) the implementation of cleaner production in accordance with law. Earnestly implement the "People''s Republic of China Cleaner Production Promotion Law", accelerate the pace of clean production audits, actively implement cleaner production audit program. Discharge of pollutants exceed state standards and local regulations or quota of total control of the enterprise, and the use of toxic and hazardous materials in production or emissions of toxic and hazardous substances in the production of enterprises, according to the law to enforce the implementation of cleaner production audit, supervise the implementation of cleaner production program. Development and Reform Commission, Environmental Protection Administration to organize a nationwide campaign to create advanced clean production enterprises, environment-friendly business activities, and guide enterprises to accelerate the implementation of cleaner production.
Seven, strengthen the organization and leadership of the development cycle of economic work
(21) to strengthen organization and leadership. All localities and departments from a strategic and overall perspective to fully understand the significance of the development of circular economy, and enhance the sense of responsibility and urgency, combined with the region, the actual department, pay close attention to the development of specific embodiments, take effective measures to accelerate development of circular economy. Development and Reform Commission, in conjunction with the State Environmental Protection Administration and other relevant departments to establish and improve the development of recycling economy coordination mechanism, good organization and coordination and guidance to promote the work, timely solutions to major problems in the development of recycling economy encountered. Relevant departments should actively implement various policies and measures, within their respective areas of responsibility, to accelerate the promotion of recycling and economic development. Local people''s governments at all levels to determine a leaders responsible for development of circular economy, a clear division of responsibilities of relevant departments, so that the layers have a responsibility, step by step implementation.
(Xxii) to carry out recycling economy demonstration pilot. Development and Reform Commission should work together with Environmental Protection Administration and other relevant departments and provincial governments in key industries and key areas, industrial parks and urban organizations circular economy pilot projects to explore the development of an effective model of circular economy. Through the pilot, proposed the development of recycling economy in the field of major technologies and projects to further improve the promotion of renewable resources, recycling, reduce policy measures pollution intensity proposed by the cycle of economic model of planning, construction, transformation of the industrial park and build a resource-saving and environment-friendly thinking oriented city, establish a number of advanced models, in order to accelerate the development of circular economy to provide demonstration.
(Xxiii) strengthen publicity and education and training. All localities and departments should mobilize all sectors of society, vigorously carry out various forms of resource conservation and environmental protection campaign, raising the public awareness of the significance of the development of recycling economy, resource conservation, environmental protection become conscious of all citizens behavior. To establish the content of resource conservation and environmental awareness incorporated into textbooks, conduct national education in primary and secondary schools, educational resources saving and environmental protection. To organize training related knowledge management and technical personnel, awareness, acquire the relevant knowledge and skills. Write consumer behavior guidelines and resource conservation conventions, guide rational consumption, regulate consumer behavior, various forms of practice, and gradually form a resource conservation, environmental protection consumption.
Development and Reform Commission and other relevant departments should work together with Environmental Protection Administration, the situation around the development of recycling economy supervision and inspection, important information should be promptly reported to the State Council.

                                             　　　State Department

　　                                             　　　2/07/2005