China Achieves Notable Progress in Waste Electrical and Electronic Products Recycling and Disposal

Published: Oct 23, 2024 11:42

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During today's Q&A session of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guo Yijun, Director of the Department of Solid Waste and Chemicals, pointed out that as a major producer and consumer of electrical and electronic products, China generates a large amount of waste electrical and electronic products every year. Improper recycling and disposal of these products will cause serious environmental pollution and result in a waste of resources. In recent years, we have actively promoted the treatment and supervision of waste electrical and electronic products according to the functions of the ecological and environmental departments, and achieved remarkable results. At present, there are 95 compliant treatment enterprises nationwide, with the number of recycled and disposed waste electrical appliances approaching 76 million units (sets), and approximately 370,000 tonnes of waste plastics and 520,000 tonnes of waste copper, iron, and aluminum have been produced, all of which have been sent to downstream enterprises for recycling. Meanwhile, hazardous wastes and environmentally hazardous substances generated during various disassembly processes have been disposed of in a standardized manner, and the overall recycling situation continues to improve. With the promotion of the conversion of old and new growth drivers by the state, it is expected that the number of disassembled waste electrical appliances will increase significantly in the future.

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