Legislators suggested more education to increase public awareness of environmental protection and resource conservation. Construction of household waste disposal facilities, especially in rural areas, needs to be accelerated.

Some enterprises fail to recycle waste they produce and dispose of it in ways that are detrimental to the environment and health. Management of hazardous waste is inadequate. Nearly one fifth of all prefecture-level cities have no central facilities for medical waste disposal.

Government officials must improve waste control, hazardous waste in particular. Supervision and law enforcement should ensure enterprises fulfill their responsibilities, the report said.

It also stressed the role of the market.

"Improving payment mechanisms and tax systems and the public-private partnership (PPP) model can assist in handling waste," it read.

"Governments at all levels should invest in science and technology as well as strengthen policy support for waste control. Universities and research institutions should use their laboratories and equipment to tackle the problem and professional training should be stepped up."

The 1996 Solid Waste Control Law was last revised 13 years ago.

"The law cannot deal with the current situation and does not coordinate with other laws so it is in need of urgent revision," the report said.

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