SHANGHAI will impose new rules for the disposal of waste from construction sites next year, including tougher penalties for offenders.

Operators of disposal sites, transit points and sorting and recycling stations will face fines of up to 50,000 yuan (US$7,700), up from 30,000 yuan, if they fail to record and report the amount of waste received to city, district greenery or public sanitation authorities.

The new rules replace regulations in place since 2011.