This standard is formulated for the purpose of implementing Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China and Cleaner Production Law of the People’s Republic of China, protecting the environment, and providing technical supports and guidelines on cleaner production for the hotels. This standard provides the general requirements for hotels to conduct cleaner production on the basis of meeting national and local emission standards and in line with the existing technological, equipment and managerial levels of this industry. This standard includes three levels, the first level represents the international advanced level of cleaner production, the second represents domestic advanced level of cleaner production, and the third represents domestic basic level of cleaner production. This standard shall be amended at a proper timing with the technological development. This standard is applicable to the assessment of cleaner production of hotels, the estimation of the potential and chance of cleaner production, the performance assessment of cleaner production and the performance disclosure system for cleaner production, as well as environmental management systems like environmental impact assessment and pollutant discharge permit. This standard is the first version.
