Intervention hypothesis

Intervention hypothesis 1: If the political administrative actors would like to induce foreign suppliers, carriers, and domestic consignees not to make transactions of dangerous and useless solid waste, and to reduce transactions of other kinds of useful solid waste which will cause more or less levels of emissions, they must put some bans and restrictions on importing hazardous waste, that is, develop, adjust and announce The Catalogue of Solid Waste Prohibited for Import, The Catalogue of Solid Waste Restricted for Import and The Catalogue of Solid Waste Automatically Licensed for Import;

Intervention hypothesis 2: If the political administrative actors would like to induce overseas supplies not to export dangerous and useless solid waste, and to reduce export other kinds of useful solid waste which will cause more or less levels of emissions, they must impose obligations on overseas suppliers to obtain the registration certificate issued by department of quality supervision, inspection, and quarantine of the State Council.

Intervention hypothesis 3: If the political administrative actors would like to induce domestic consignees not to import dangerous and useless solid waste, and to reduce import other kinds of useful solid waste which will cause more or less levels of emissions, they must impose obligations on domestic consignees to obtain the registration certificate issued by department of quality supervision, inspection, and quarantine of the State Council.

Intervention hypothesis 4: If the political administrative actors would like to induce overseas supplier, carriers and domestic consignees not to make transactions of dangerous and useless solid waste, and to reduce import other kinds of useful solid waste which will cause more or less levels of emissions, they must exercise inspections of customs both before the shipment and upon arrival of the shipment.

Intervention hypothesis 5: If the political administrative actors would like to induce the enterprises making use of imported waste to process and utilize imported solid waste in environmental-friendly manners, they must induce the enterprises to acquire the license of using solid waste.

Intervention hypothesis 6: If the political administrative actors would like to induce the enterprises making use of imported waste to process and utilize imported solid waste in environmental-friendly manners, they must organize site inspection and supervisory monitoring.

The triangle of actors of China’s policy

2.2 Germany’s political definition of the problem

The importation of waste may cause environmental pollution and pose health risks to people during its transportation, recovery and disposal.

Causal Hypothesis

If political-administrative actors would like to prevent environmental pollution and avoid health risks posed by imported waste, they should oblige the producer, the brokers, the consignees, the transporters, the facilities involved in a shipment of waste and its recovery or disposal to ensure that any waste they ship is managed without endangering human health and in an environmentally sound manner throughout the period of shipment and during its recovery and disposal.