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encourage the economical and efficient use of water resources, address leaks and
damage in public water supply networks in major cities and counties, and promote

the scaled-up use of desalinated sea water.
To push ahead with the development of the circular economy, we will move
faster to put in place a system for recycling waste and used materials, strengthen
the recycling of new-energy equipment, vehicle batteries, and novel consumer
electronics, and continue to improve the recycling system for old home appliances.

We will encourage green consumption and take action against excessive packaging.
We will coordinate conservation of energy, water, food, land, minerals, and other
materials to promote economical and efficient resource use. We will accelerate the
transition to eco-friendly production practices and lifestyles.

2) We will make steady progress in pollution prevention and control.
We will make further efforts to keep our skies blue, waters clear, and lands
clean. We will work to win key campaigns in this regard including elimination of
serious air pollution, prevention and control of ozone (O3) pollution, and treatment
of pollution caused by diesel trucks. We will take coordinated steps to control

multiple atmospheric pollutants and coordinate regional efforts, in order to
improve air quality continuously. We will make concerted efforts to improve
aquatic environments, water resources, and aquatic ecosystems. We will continue
to tackle black, malodorous water bodies in cities, further monitor and clean up

sewage outfalls into rivers and seas, establish a number of sewage treatment plants
as models of green, low-carbon operation, and advance the recycling of sewage.
We will promote comprehensive environmental governance in key sea areas and
develop beautiful bays.
We will strengthen prevention and control of soil contamination at the source

and ensure the safe use of contaminated farmland and land for major construction
projects. We will promote soil pollution prevention and remediation on
agricultural land to ensure safe use. We will prevent and treat agricultural land soil
pollution from cadmium and other heavy metals at the source. We will continue to

treat pollution in agriculture and rural areas. We will carry out comprehensive
treatment of agricultural pollution from non-point sources in the Yangtze River
Economic Belt and the Yellow River basin and launch trials for the treatment and
monitoring of such pollution. We will promote the treatment of household waste
water and the sorting and recycling of household waste in rural areas.

We will step up the treatment of solid waste and new pollutants, make steady

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