The ever-increasing amount of waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE) has become a global problem. In view of the deleterious effects of WEEE on the environment and the valuable materials that can be reused in them, many countries have focused their attention on the management of WEEE and the recovery technologies of WEEE. The Chinese government has been active in creating a legislative and institutional framework to realize WEEE recycling. In June 2009, Chinese government launched home appliances and electronics trade-in implementation solution. This paper elaborates the home appliances trade-in policy and its significant impact on the WEEE management. The trade-in policy is not only conducive to expanding the consumption demand and promoting the balance of domestic and overseas demand, but also favorable to improving the energy efficiency and reducing environmental pollution. Under this policy, China has successfully established an effective WEEE recycling system, using the financial means and network design. Experiences gained from the trade-in policy have shown that management systems of WEEE need to be designed and implemented in a multi-stakeholder dialogue.
BCRC (Basel Convention Regional Center) (2005) Investigation on E-waste import and soundly environmental management in China. Beijing, China: BCRC.
2.
ChiXWStreicher-PorteMWangMYL. (2011) Informal electronic waste recycling: A sector review with special focus on China. Waste Management31: 731–742.
3.
ISWHA (Information system of the home appliances and electronics trade-in). (2011a) Company Information (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2011). Available at: http://jdyjhx.mofcom.gov.cn/website/archives.shtml (accessed 28 October 2011).
LiangXHLiGMHeWZ. (2009) Estimation of WEEE in China. Environmental Pollution and Control31: 82–84, 91 (in Chinese).
7.
LiuXBTanakaMMatsuiY (2006) Electrical and electronic waste management in China: progress and the barriers to overcome. Waste Management and Research24: 92–101.
8.
MEP (Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China). (2003) Bulletin regarding to strengthening environment management of WEEE (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2003). Available at: http://www.mep.gov.cn/gkml/zj/wj/200910/t20091022_172222.htm (accessed 25 June 2010).
9.
MEP (Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China). (2006) Administrative regulations on the recycling and treatment of waste and used household electronic products and electronic products (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2006). Available at: http://kjs.mep.gov.cn/hjbhbz/bzwb/wrfzjszc/200607/t20060720_91676.htm (accessed 25 June 2010).
10.
MEP (Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China). (2007) Administrative measure on pollution prevention of waste electrical and electronic equipments (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2007). Available at: http://www.mep.gov.cn/gkml/zj/jl/200910/t20091022_171847.htm (accessed 25 June 2010).
11.
MEP (Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China). (2009) Administration of the recovery and disposal of waste electrical and electronic products (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2009). Available at: http://zfs.mep.gov.cn/fg/xzhg/200903/t20090305_134909.htm (accessed 13 June 2010).
12.
MEP (Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China). (2010a) Technical specifications of pollution control for processing waste electrical and electronic equipment (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2010). Available at: http://www.zhb.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/bgg/201001/t20100111_184079.htm (accessed 13 June 2010).
13.
MEP (Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China). (2010b) Administrative measures for eligibility license for disposal of waste and discarded electrical and electronic products (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2010). Available at: http://www.gov.cn/flfg/2010-12/20/content_1769463.htm (accessed 13 June 2011).
14.
MEP (Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China). (2010c) Department of environmental protection bulletin (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2010). Available at: http://www.zhb.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/bgg/201012/t20101222_198999.htm (accessed 3 November 2011).
15.
MEP (Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China). (2010d) Notification of the Drafting of a Development Plan for the Disposition of Waste Electrical and Electronic Products (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2010). Available at: http://www.zhb.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/bgg/201011/t20101116_197563.htm (accessed 3 November 2011).
16.
MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China). (2006) Administrative measures on pollution control of electronic information products (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2006). Available at: http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11294912/n11296542/12165064.html (accessed 14 June 2010).
17.
MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China). (2011) Economic status of electronic industry during the first eleven months of 2010 (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2011). Available at: http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11293832/n11294132/n12858462/13565808.htm (accessed 7 March 2011).
18.
MOC (Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China). (2007) Administrative measure on the recovery of renewable resources (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2007). Available at: http://www.gov.cn/flfg/2007-03/30/content_566242.htm (accessed 14 June 2010).
19.
MOF and MEP (Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China). (2010) Appliance of disposal subsidy (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2010). Available at: http://jdyjhx.mofcom.gov.cn/website/webNews!view.shtml?_id=40750514 (accessed 9 June 2010).
20.
NDRC (National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China). (2003) Notice regarding the selection of Zhejiang Province and Qingdao City as pilot sites for the establishment of the national WEEE recycling and treatment system. Beijing, China: NDRC Office: Environment and Resources.
21.
NPC (National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China). (1989) Environmental protection law of the People’s Republic of China (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (1989). Available at: http://www.npc.gov.cn/wxzl/gongbao/1989-12/26/content_1481137.htm (accessed 25 June 2010).
22.
NPC (National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China). (2002) Cleaner production promotion law (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2002). Available at: http://www.npc.gov.cn/wxzl/gongbao/2002-07/10/content_5297302.htm (accessed 25 June 2010).
23.
NPC (National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China). (2005) Law on the prevention and treatment of environmental pollution caused by solid waste (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2005). Available at: http://www.gov.cn/flfg/2005-06/21/content_8289.htm (accessed 25 June 2010).
24.
NPC (National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China). (2008) Circular economy promotion law of the People’s Republic of China (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2008). Available at: http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/2008-08/29/content_1447471.htm (accessed 14 June 2010).
25.
NPC (National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China). (2009) Implementation measures of the ‘trade-in’ of automobile and home appliances (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2009). Available at: http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2009-07/02/content_1355598.htm (accessed 22 July, 2010).
26.
NPC (National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China). (2010) Implementation measures of the ‘trade-in’ of home appliances (in Chinese). China Government, Publications (2010). Available at: http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2010-06/23/content_1634925.htm (accessed 22 July 2010).
27.
UNU (United Nations University). (2007) 2007 Review of Directive 2002/96 on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). Final Report to European Commission. Bonn, Germany: UNU.
28.
WangFHuismanJMarinelliT. (2008) Economic conditions for formal and informal recycling of e-waste in China. In: Conference Electronics goes Green 2008*, Berlin, Germany. Stuttgart, Germany: Fraunhofer IRB Verlag. pp. 815–820.
29.
WangF.HuismanJ.MarinelliT.ZhangY.OoyenS. (2008) Economic conditions for formal and informal recycling of e-waste in China. In: Conference Electronics goes green 2008*, Berlin, Germany. 2008, pp 815–820. Stuttgart, Germany: Fraunhofer IRB Verlag.
