Study Of Legal System Of Medical Waste Management

Since China's reformation and open-door policy, with the fast economic development, the environment problem has been more and more apparent. Medical waste management is also becoming one of the focuses of the society. Legal systems of medical waste management include the policy objective of medical waste management in a country, as well as the law norms to realize these objectives. According to the problems we have met in the medical waste management, it is necessary for us to study this problem in theory. The aim of this article is to find out the not perfect points in the medical waste management system through analyzing basic principles and the comparison with the external legal system, and it has a great significant to improve present legal system.The article is divided into five parts.The first part introduces the motive and objective of this article and the actuality of academic research.The second part researches the content of legal system of medical waste management. This part elaborates basic concept of medical waste, characters and classification of medical waste, concept of medical waste management and main contents of medical waste management law system in China and abroad. To find out problems that exist under the present law system and law norms that guarantees sustainable development.The third part analyzes the basic principles of medical waste management. The part elaborates the ideas of circular economic. On the basis of them, the part analyzes "minimization" "resources recovery" and "innocuous treatment" policy as three basic principles of medical waste management law. To research defects and development direction through studying the present generation, treatment and disposal situation of medical waste.The fourth part mainly analyzes some existing problems during the establishment and execution of legal systems nowadays, suggestions for further development fromthe experience of other countries were also mentioned. As for establishing medical waste management law system, that not only coincides with situation in china, but also reflects globalization trend so as to complete legal system. Firstly, classification recovery system for reusing goods, Extended Producer Responsibility system should be established. Secondly, centralized treatment legal system, more concrete standards and methods should necessarily be brought out, and so is the scheme that improves their industrialization. Thirdly, Polluter Pays System. Pays should be on the basic of bad quantities. Fourthly, legal duties, punitive damages system should be established.In the last part, it is suggested that the government should push on sustainable medical waste management strategy in the future.