3.1 y. zheng, china e waste scheme

环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center, Ministry of Environmental Protectionhttp://www.swmc.org.cn

WEEE Policies and Practice of Treatment Fund Subsidy System in China

Mr. ZHENG YangSection Chief of E-waste Management Division

Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center

Ministry of Environmental Protection of P.R.China

GLOBAL FORUM ON ENVIRONMENT

17-19 June 2014, Tokyo, Japan


Content

1. WEEE Regulations and Policies in China

2. Current Practice of WEEE Fund System

3. Challenges and Future Perspective


Progress of E-waste Regulations in China

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

JP Home Appliance Recycling Act

EU WEEE Directive

CN WEEE

JP Small WEEE Act

CNWaste Law

JP Waste Cleansing Law

US RCRA

EU Waste Directive

Year Legislation

1995, 2005 Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental

Pollution by Solid Wastes

2002, 2012 Law on Clean Production Promotion

2006 China RoHS (by MIIT)

2008 Measures on E-waste (by MEP)

2009 Law on Circular Economy Promotion

2011-2012 China WEEE Regulation and its supporting policies


Regulations on the Management of the Recovery and Treatment of Waste Electronic and Electrical Products

China RoHS

WEEE Treatment Facility Qualification Measures

Renewable Resource Collection Measures

Consumption Collection Transport Dismantle, Recycle, Disposal

Catalogue, Muli-collection, Centralized Treatment, Development Plan, Qualification Licensing, Treatment Subsidies

E-waste Legislation System

Solid Waste Pollution Prevention Law

WEEE Collection Measures (draft)

Clean Production Promotion Law

Circular Economy Promotion Law

E-waste Pollution Prevention and Control Measures

Design, Manufacture, Importation

WEEE Treatment Fund Management Measure


Catalogue of Waste Electronic and Electric Products for Treatment

Listed WEEE Unlisted WEEE

TV, Refrigerator, Washing Machine, Air Conditioner, Computer (1st batch)

Treatment Enterprise ListNo need of license

No subsidy

Catalogue adjustment

Treatment Enterprise Qualification Licensing

Treatment Fund Subsidy

WEEE other than the 1st batch listed


Treatment fund subsidy

The state establishes a fund for the treatment of WEEE to subsidize the recover and disposal of WEEE


Treatment fund subsidy

producer/importer

Treatment Enterprise

Consumer

Recycler

Downstream Enterprise

Fund WEEE

MEP/EPBs

SAT, Customs

MOF

MOFCOM

MIIT

Producer collection

Recycler collection

Treatment Enterprise collection Fraction

Fund collection

State treasury

Paying subsidy

Audit Audit result

SupervisionAssociation


Current Practice of WEEE treatment fund

• By the end of 2013, 91 qualified enterprises have been authorized to be funded, with total treatment ability of about 80 million units WEEE per year.


Current Practice of WEEE treatment fund

• In 2013, about 43 million units WEEE were confirmed to be dismantled and reprocessed by the funded enterprises.

• Since 2012, 1877 million RMB of treatment subsidy has been paid to the funded enterprises.


Challenges and Future Perspective

• Main challenges– Informal collection, repair, refurbishment,

recycling and disposal activities

– Air conditioners, fridges and washing machine are difficult to collect

– Illegal importation

– Lack of recycling and disposal technology (especially precious metal recycling, disposal of lead glass, liquid crystal, etc.)

– Cheat in subsidy application and audit


Challenges and Future Perspective

• Next step

• Expand WEEE Catalogues

• Strengthen pollution prevention and control, promote ESM of WEEE treatment industry

• Enhance resource efficiency during recycle

• Ensure appropriate use of treatment fund

• Push WEEE collection system construction


Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center,

Ministry of Environmental Protection

Policy ResearchSurvey, Measurement,

Technical analysisSupervision, Audit, Technical verification

Guide localcenters

Information analysis, Technical service Training, Consultancy

International cooperation

Wastes, Chemicals, Contaminated site, Heavy metals

R&D

Towards the leading organization in China on EPR and E-waste

research, management and technology!


Thank you for your attention!

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