The Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 40 of the State promotes clean production and resource recycling.
The 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 shall give priority to the use of clean energy, the use of high resource utilization, low pollutant emissions of technology, equipment and comprehensive utilization of waste and harmless treatment of pollutants to reduce the generation of pollutants.
Article 42 of the pollutant-emitting enterprises and institutions and other production operators shall take measures to prevent and control the pollution and harm to the environment caused by waste gas, waste water, waste residue, medical waste, dust, foul-smelling gases, radioactive substances, as well as noise, vibration, optical radiation, electromagnetic radiation and other pollution and hazards generated in the course of production and construction or other activities.
Enterprises and institutions that emit pollutants should establish an environmental protection responsibility system and clarify the responsibilities of unit heads and relevant personnel.
Key emissions units should be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and monitoring specifications for the installation and use of monitoring equipment, to ensure the normal operation of monitoring equipment, save the original monitoring records.
It is strictly prohibited to discharge pollutants illegally through concealed pipes, seepage wells, seepage pits, irrigation or tampering, falsification of monitoring data, or improper operation of pollution prevention and control facilities to avoid supervision.