The development of circular economy is inseparable from the establishment of legal system. The Macao (China) SAR Government has achieved certain results in a series of environmental legislation and administrative regulations, including the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law and the Solid Waste Pollution Prevention and Control Law, and continues to formulate policies to promote the recovery and recycling of resources. A comprehensive evaluation model for the development of Macao's circular economy is constructed, to objectively analyze the development status of Macao's circular economy, clarifies the development direction of the circular economy in Macao, and proposes countermeasures and suggestions for Macao to formulate a circular economy development strategy and establish a legal system for the circular economy. It is recommended that Macao SAR Government considers to build a legal system from various dimensions, such as the planning system of the circular economy, the evaluation and assessment system for circular economy, the market access system of the circular economy, the environmental safety management system of the circular economy and the incentive system of the circular economy, to form a legal system of the circular economy with Macao characteristics.

Wei Jiawen. Discussion on Macao (China) Water and Solid Waste Pollution Prevention Law and its Impact on Circular Economy Development. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 8: 91-99. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2024.060816.

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