Suzhou Xiangcheng Hi-tech Zone introduced a new environmental protection model for tackling pollution called “Environmental Housekeeping” days ago. The mode is expected to further improve the local environment.
“Environmental Housekeeping” is a new model to control environmental pollution. By providing contractual and third-party services of environmental protection to the government or enterprises, the housekeeper helps to solve the environmental problems in a coordinated way, and collects fees according to the effect or profit brought by pollution control.
The introduction of “Environmental Housekeeping” in Xiangcheng Hi-tech Zone is the first in the province. Starting from next week, a team of experts from Nanjing University will conduct a survey on the current state of the environment in Xiangcheng Hi-tech Park. The environmental monitoring indicators in the survey include atmosphere, water, soil, noise, and etc. After screening nearly 200 large-scale enterprises and key pollution sources, the team will develop a schedule and timetable for solving the problems systematically.
Wang Hongzhu, head of the Environmental Protection Office of Suzhou Xiangcheng Hi-tech Development Zone, said: “The model provides positive impetus to the optimization of the industrial structure and the upgrading of the industrial quality level of Xiangcheng Hi-tech Zone. Meanwhile, it will also improve the quality of the living environment of local people.”
