Challenges in legislation, recycling system and technical system of waste electrical and electronic equipment in China

Shengen Zhang; Yunji Ding; Bo Liu; De'an Pan; Chein-chi Chang; Alex A Volinsky

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2015.05.015

Challenges in legislation, recycling system and technical system of waste electrical and electronic equipment in China

Waste Manag. 2015 Nov:45:361-73. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.05.015. Epub 2015 Jun 6.

Authors

Shengen Zhang¹, Yunji Ding², Bo Liu³, De'an Pan², Chein-chi Chang⁴, Alex A Volinsky⁵

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China. Electronic address: zhangshengen@mater.ustb.edu.cn.
² Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China.
³ Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China. Electronic address: liubo@ustb.edu.cn.
⁴ Department of Engineering and Technical Services, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, Washington, DC 20032, USA.
⁵ Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA.

PMID: 26059074
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.05.015

Abstract

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has been one of the fastest growing waste streams worldwide. Effective and efficient management and treatment of WEEE has become a global problem. As one of the world's largest electronic products manufacturing and consumption countries, China plays a key role in the material life cycle of electrical and electronic equipment. Over the past 20 years, China has made a great effort to improve WEEE recycling. Centered on the legal, recycling and technical systems, this paper reviews the progresses of WEEE recycling in China. An integrated recycling system is proposed to realize WEEE high recycling rate for future WEEE recycling.

Keywords: Legislation and law; Recycling technology; WEEE.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

China
Electronic Waste / analysis*
Recycling / legislation & jurisprudence
Recycling / methods*
Waste Management / legislation & jurisprudence
Waste Management / methods*