Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Environmental Protection Law.
Article 40 The State promotes clean production and recycling of resources.
Relevant departments of the State Council and local people's governments at all levels shall take measures to promote the production and use of clean energy.
Enterprises should give priority to the use of clean energy, adopt technologies and equipment with high resource utilization rate and low pollutant discharge, as well as technologies for comprehensive utilization of wastes and harmless treatment of pollutants to reduce the generation of pollutants.
Article 42 Enterprises, institutions and other producers and operators that discharge pollutants shall take measures to prevent and control environmental pollution and harm caused by waste gas, waste water, waste residue, medical waste, dust, malodorous gas, radioactive substances, noise, vibration, light radiation and electromagnetic radiation generated in production, construction or other activities.
Enterprises and institutions that discharge pollutants shall establish a responsibility system for environmental protection, and clarify the responsibilities of the person in charge of the unit and relevant personnel.
Key pollutant discharge units shall install and use monitoring equipment in accordance with relevant state regulations and monitoring norms, ensure the normal operation of monitoring equipment, and keep original monitoring records.
It is strictly prohibited to illegally discharge pollutants through concealed pipes, seepage wells, seepage pits, perfusion or tampering with or forging monitoring data, or through the abnormal operation of pollution prevention facilities to avoid supervision.