Don’t even think about throwing away decoration garbage.
The "Zhuhai Special Economic Zone Construction Waste Management Regulations" will be implemented on October 15, and illegal dumping of decoration waste will face penalties.
How should we dispose of broken bricks, cement blocks, and waste boards generated from home renovations and store decorations in order to comply with regulations? The "Zhuhai Special Economic Zone Construction Waste Management Regulations" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") set up a special chapter for the management of decoration waste for the first time, making clear provisions from garbage placement, collection and transportation to illegal penalties, and providing clear guidelines for the disposal of decoration waste.
The "Regulations" were adopted by the 46th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 10th Zhuhai Municipal People's Congress on June 30, 2026, and will be officially implemented on October 15, 2026.
The "Regulations" clarify that decoration waste refers to spoiled soil, discarded materials and other waste generated during the decoration and renovation process of houses that do not need to apply for construction permits in accordance with national regulations. Generally speaking, solid waste such as broken bricks, concrete blocks, waste ceramic tiles, waste boards, cement bags, etc. that are knocked down during interior renovation and repair of residences, shops, and office buildings are all decoration waste.
The "Regulations" established a decoration waste management system, moving the supervision gate to the inside of the community and building. Among them, the manager of the residential community who implements property management is the property service person; the manager of the agency, group, school and other enterprises and institutions is the unit; the manager of the business place, public place and other places is the business management unit or property owner; if it cannot be determined as above, the town or street appoints the manager.
For units and individuals that generate decoration waste, the "Regulations" clarify one requirement, three obligations, and one convenience: before the start of decoration activities, the manager should be informed of the decoration time, location, scale and other information. Collect decoration waste separately and shall not mix it with domestic garbage; hand it over to the construction waste transportation unit for removal or put it into a temporary storage point by yourself or entrust a property service provider, and pay the removal fee; you are not allowed to dump, stack, discard, scatter, scatter or burn decoration waste without authorization. According to the "Regulations", there is no need to apply for approval for construction waste discharge when placing decoration waste.
The "Regulations" require the comprehensive law enforcement departments of urban management in each district to work with towns and streets to set up temporary storage points for decoration waste based on actual conditions, and provide convenient services such as temporary storage and removal. The setting up of temporary storage points is also very particular: it should be convenient for placement and cleaning, not hinder traffic safety, not affect residents' production and life, and not occupy green space. Towns and streets must announce the specific location and operating unit of the temporary storage site to the public, and update it in a timely manner; the operating unit must set up public notice boards at the storage site to announce the construction waste transportation unit and removal fee charging standards, and take necessary dust prevention and spill prevention measures. In addition, all districts are encouraged to launch a convenient mini program for booking collection and transportation. Residents can make an appointment for collection and transportation on their mobile phones, which saves them errands and saves them worry.
If decoration waste is mixed into domestic waste, according to Article 20 of the "Urban Construction Waste Management Regulations", if construction waste is mixed into domestic waste, the city appearance and environmental sanitation department of the city people's government will order corrections within a time limit, give a warning, and impose a fine of not more than 3,000 yuan on the unit, and a fine of not more than 200 yuan on the individual. According to Article 1169 of the Ecological and Environmental Code of the People's Republic of China, individuals who dump, stack, discard, scatter, scatter or burn household waste generated by individuals without authorization, Construction waste shall be ordered to make corrections by the environmental sanitation department and a fine of not less than 100 yuan but not more than 1,000 yuan shall be imposed; Article 1179 of the Ecological Environment Code of the People's Republic of China stipulates that unauthorized dumping, stacking, discarding, throwing, scattering or burning of solid waste may cause serious consequences. If the consequences are serious, the public security organs shall detain the legal representative, the main person in charge, the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible persons for not less than ten days but not more than fifteen days; if the circumstances are relatively minor, they shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days; Article 26 of the "Regulations on the Management of Urban Construction Waste" Article 11: Any unit or individual who dumps, scatters or piles construction waste at will shall be ordered by the city appearance and environmental sanitation department of the city people's government to make corrections within a time limit and given a warning. The unit shall be fined not less than RMB 5,000 but not more than RMB 50,000, and the individual shall be fined not more than RMB 200. To put it simply, residents who are in compliance with laws and regulations and follow regulations will not be affected; those who want to take advantage of loopholes and steal will be punished in accordance with the law.
Yangcheng Evening News reporter Zheng Da
