China Shandong issues new rules to tighten waste recycling management

East China's Shandong province unveiled a new regulatory framework earlier this month to strengthen the management of industrial recyclable resources, aiming to close long-standing loopholes in the sector, according to the recent announcement released by the province's Department of Industry and Information Technology.

The regulation – The Interim Measures for the Standardised Management of Industrial Resource Recycling and Utilisation in Shandong Province – is set to take effect on September 6, with its core objective being to apply digital tools to monitor the full lifecycle of recyclable materials, as announced. The policy comes