New batch of national standards takes effect on July 1

Will provide technical support for promoting sustainable development

　　Beijing, June 30 — Reporters learned from the State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of China) that national standards including the "Specification for Operation and Management of *** Ecotourism Areas" will come into effect on July 1, providing technical support for promoting sustainable development.

　　The "Specification for Operation and Management of *** Ecotourism Areas" further standardizes such aspects of scenic areas as ecological protection, community participation, ecological education, and brand communication, and improves requirements for ecotourism areas in terms of resources, environment, products, services, facilities, functions, and management, helping ecotourism areas raise the level of standardized operation and management and promoting the healthy and sustainable development of China's ecotourism.

　　The "Guidelines for Sustainability Evaluation of Large-scale Events" summarizes the sustainability management experience from the successful hosting of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and sets out 7 major categories and 35 sustainability evaluation indicators for hosting various large-scale events, which will provide a reference for improving the sustainability management level of large-scale events and scientifically evaluating their sustainability.

　　The "Green Product Assessment — Logistics Turnover Boxes" standard specifies the assessment requirements and methods for green products of logistics turnover boxes, which will help guide manufacturers of logistics turnover boxes to advance green product design and production, increase the supply of green products by logistics enterprises, and promote the green, low-carbon, and sustainable development of the logistics industry.

　　The "Guidelines for the Use of Recyclable Packaging for Mail and Express Items" provides the postal and express delivery industry with general guidelines for the recovery and recycling of mail and express packaging, which will help improve the recycling efficiency of mail and express packaging and raise the level of standardization, recyclability, reduction, and harmlessness of such packaging.