固体废物的减量化和资源化利用水平是国家进步和现代化水平的标志。我国在长期生产和生活中产生的巨量固体废物还没有得到很好解决，且固体废物年产生量有逐年增长态势。本文丰富了“无废社会”的概念和内涵，认为“无废社会”不是全社会固体废物产生量为零，而是固体废物高度资源化利用。其内涵为：以创新、协调、绿色、开放、共享的新发展理念为指导，通过推动形成绿色循环发展方式和生活方式，最大限度推进固体废物源头减量、资源化利用和无害化处理的社会发展模式。本文还进一步明确了“无废社会”的边界和范围，描绘了“无废社会”特征，提出了从“无废城市”走向“无废社会”的总体思路和方向。最后从充分协作、加强监管；倡导勤俭节约的生活理念；加强国际交流与互动，积极参与全球环境治理体系建设等方面提出了政策措施建议。

Solid waste reduction and resource utilization is a sign of national progress and modernization. The massive amount of solid wastes produced in industrial production and daily life in China has not been well treated, and the annual output of solid wastes is growing year by year. It is proposed in this paper that “no-waste society” is not a society without solid waste production, but a society where most of its solid wastes are properly reused as resources. “No-waste society” is guided by the new development concepts of innovation, coordination, green, openness, and sharing, and promotes green and recycling development and living modes, thus to achieve source reduction, resource utilization, and harmless treatment of solid wastes to the maximum extent. This paper further clarifies the boundary and scope for the “no-waste society”, depicts its characteristics, and proposes the general idea and direction of developing from “no-waste city” to “no-waste society”. Furthermore, policy measures are proposed including strengthening collaboration and supervision; advocating a diligent and thrifty life concept; and enhancing international exchange to actively participate in the construction of a global system for environment governance.