Industrial hazardous wastes treatment and recycling

Industrial wastes treatment and recycling

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Industrial hazardous wastes treatment and recycling
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SectorMost major industry classification systems use sources of revenue as their basis for classifying companies into specific sectors, subsectors and industries. In order to group like companies based on their sustainability-related risks and opportunities, SASB created the Sustainable Industry Classification System® (SICS®) and the classification of sectors, subsectors and industries in the SDG Investor Platform is based on SICS.
Infrastructure
Waste Management
Business Model Description

Treatment of industrial hazardous wastes is only accessible to qualified licensed companies. The business models include 1) government investment plus enterprise contract, 2) BOT (Build–operate–transfer) model, and 3) joint investment and construction by the government and enterprise. Profitability may come from sales revenue of resourceful products; hazardous waste disposal fees. (16) (20) (21)

Expected Impact

Harmless treatment and resourceful utilization of industrial hazardous waste can reduce environmental pollution and protects people's well-being. (15)

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Updated: 11 Dec, 2023 Date of Production: 30 Sep, 2021
China
Indicative ReturnDescribes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
20% - 25% (in GPM)
Investment TimeframeDescribes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Medium Term (5–10 years)
Market SizeDescribes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
> USD 1 billion
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
> USD 10 million
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Clean water and sanitation (SDG 6)

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Sector Sources
  • (1) National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, State Administration for Market Regulation, and National Energy Administration, 2020, Opinions on the High-Quality Development of Urban Water, Electricity, Gas and Heating Industry By Reviewing and Standardizing Charges, http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2021-01/06/content_ 5577440.htm (2) National Development and Reform Commission, 2021, Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for the Development of Circular Economy, http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/2021-07/07/5623077/files/ 34f0a690e98643119774252f4f671720.pdf (3) Xinhua News Agency, The Outline for the 14th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development and Long-Range Objectives through the Year 2035, http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2021-03/13/content_5592681.htm (4) State Council, 2021, Action Plan for Carbon Dioxide Peaking Before 2030, http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2021-10/26/content_5644984.htm (5) State Council, 2021, Opinions on Comprehensively Promoting Rural Revitalization and Accelerating the Modernization of Agriculture and Rural Areas, http://www.lswz.gov.cn/html/xinwen/2021-02/21/content_264527.shtml (6) National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, 2021 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Urban Household Waste Classification and Treatment Facilities, https://www.ndrc.gov.cn/xwdt/tzgg/202105/ P020210513624071907544.pdf (7) State Council, 2021, Guiding Opinions of the State Council on Accelerating the Establishment of a Sound Economic System with Green, Low-carbon and Circular Development, http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2021-02/22/content_5588274.htm (8) www.gov.cn, 2019, Rural Infrastructure Construction Upgrading is in Urgent Need, http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2019-10/14/content_5439186.htm
IOA Sources
  • (9) Huaon.com, 2021, Analysis of China's hazardous waste industry in 2020, https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1707779699948807224&wfr=spider&for=pc (10) Dongjiang Environmental Co., Ltd., 2021, 2020 Annual Report, http://www.cninfo.com.cn/new/disclosure/detail?plate=szse&orgId=gshk0008230&stockCode=002672&announcementId =1209476240&announcementTime=2021-03-30 (11) Beijing GeoEnviron Engineering & Technology, Inc., 2021, 2020 Annual Report, http://static.cninfo.com.cn/finalpage/2021-04-09/1209661866.PDF (12) Forward Intelligence, 2019, Market Foresight and Investment Strategic Planning Analysis of Hazardous Waste Treatment Industry in China, https://bg.qianzhan.com/report/detail/300/191009-541ee09d.html (13) Minsheng Securities Co., Ltd., 2022, Medium-term Strategy for the Environmental Protection Industry in 2022: Special Analysis on the Environmental Protection, Hazardous Waste Disposal and Waste Power Generation Industry, https://www.vzkoo.com/read/202207285eccbb642069dab7e93b226d.html (14) Wang Qi, 2018, Hazardous waste disposal industry faces three major risks, https://huanbao.bjx.com.cn/news/20181211/947991.shtml (15) Cai Jianan, 2018, Hazardous waste disposal: Insufficient capacity and regional supply-demand mismatch should be improved, https://xueshu.baidu.com/usercenter/paper/show?paperid=105c0jc00b2w0vd007490vp0w1387974&site= xueshu_se (16) Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 2019, Guiding Opinions on Improving the Capabilities of Environmental Monitoring, Utilization and Disposal, and Environmental Risk Prevention for Hazardous Wastes, https://www.mee.gov.cn/xxgk2018/xxgk/xxgk03/201910/t20191021_738260.html (17) State Council, 2021, Notice on Issuing the Implementation Plan for the Reform on Improving the Capacity for Regulation, Utilization and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes, http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2021-05/25/content_5611696.htm (18) Ministry of Finance and other departments, 2021, Catalogue for Enterprise Income Tax Preferences for Environmental Protection and Energy and Water Saving Programs (2021), http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/2021-12/29/content_5665116.htm (19) China Securities Regulatory Commission, 2020, Notice of the Work Related to Promoting the Pilot Program of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in the Infrastructure Field, http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/2020-05/03/content_5508587.htm (20) Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 2020, Notice on Promoting IT-based Environmental Management of Hazardous Wastes, https://www.mee.gov.cn/xxgk2018/xxgk/xxgk06/202012/t20201231_815647.html (21) State Council, 2021, Notice on Issuing the Implementation Plan for the Reform on Improving the Capacity for Regulation, Utilization and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes, http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2021-05/25/content_5611696.htm (22) National Development and Reform Commission, 2021, 14th Five-Year Plan on Comprehensive Utilization of Massive Solid Waste, http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/2021-03/25/content_5595566.htm (23) Ministry of Ecology and Environment , 2020, Technical specifications on identification for hazardous waste, https://www.mee.gov.cn/ywgz/fgbz/bz/bzwb/gthw/wxfwjbffbz/201911/t20191115_742662.shtml (24) Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 2021, Standard for pollution control on the non-hazardous industrial solid waste storage and landfill, https://www.mee.gov.cn/ywgz/fgbz/bz/bzwb/gthw/gtfwwrkzbz/202012/t20201218_813927.shtml