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

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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
    Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Centre, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing 100029, China)

  • Wenjie Wu

    (School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
    Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai 201209, China)

  • Xihua Zhang

    (School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
    Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, 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
    Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai 201209, China)

  • Jingwei Wang

    (School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
    Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai 201209, China)

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.

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  • Yi Deng & Wenjie Wu & Xihua Zhang & Shuyuan Li & Xiaolong Song & Jingwei Wang, 2024. "Overview of China’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling in the Last Two Decades," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:23:p:10683-:d:1537613
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