Abstract: The hazardous waste (chemical) priority management lists in the United States, European Union, New Zealand and Norway, etc. were reviewed, and the establishment theoretical basis and practice studied. The results showed that the toxicity of hazardous waste or chemicals and current situation was the basis to establish the priority list, the priority management list developed according to the risk assessment was not perfect, and specific control measures or methods of hazardous wastes of priority list had not been stipulated in detail. On this basis, suggestions to the formulation of priority management list of hazardous waste in China were put forward: 1) investigating hazardous waste basic data of China and establishing basic database of hazardous waste in production, collection and transportation, storage and disposal of the whole process; 2) carrying out researches on priority management list of hazardous waste based on risk assessment in China; 3) developing relevant management approaches as soon as possible according to the actual situation of hazardous waste management in China.