The State Council Information Office held a regular policy briefing to introduce the details of the Action Plan for the Comprehensive Management of Solid Waste. At the briefing, Zhou Haibing, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), stated that the NDRC, together with 25 other departments including the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, had researched and drafted the Action Plan. Recently, the Action Plan has been submitted to the State Council for issuance and officially released to the public.

On September 23, the National Development and Reform Commission held a special press conference to introduce the overall progress of large-scale equipment updates and consumer goods for new policies. At the meeting, Chenxin Zhao, a member of the Party group and deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, revealed that the China Resources Recycling Group is under preparation. This is the first official disclosure of the progress of the establishment of the resource recycling Group at the official level. After the news, the A-share steel plate changed in the afternoon, and Zhongnan shares quickly pulled up the limit.