Overview of China’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling in the Last Two Decades

Yi Deng, Wenjie Wu (), Xihua Zhang, Shuyuan Li, Xiaolong Song and Jingwei Wang
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Yi Deng: Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
Wenjie Wu: School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
Xihua Zhang: School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
Shuyuan Li: Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Centre, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing 100029, China
Xiaolong Song: School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
Jingwei Wang: School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 23, 1-14

Abstract: The waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling industry in China has been booming since the beginning of the millennium and plays a critical role in pollution control and resource efficiency. And the fast growth of the WEEE recycling industry reflects the development of China’s circular economy. This paper gives an outline of China’s circular economy with respect to law-making actions and promotional measures, including the implementation of clean production and the building-up of recycling and remanufacturing parks. In addition, it reviews the roadmap of China’s WEEE recycling industry as an example of circular economy development. Furthermore, the current status of China’s WEEE recycling industry is introduced and its social-economic impacts are discussed. Finally, trends and challenges surrounding WEEE recycling and the circular economy in China are presented.

Keywords: WEEE; recycling; circular economy; EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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