China

Population

1,400,170,000

Rank

n/a

E-waste generated

10129

kt

EEE Put on Market

18578

kt

E-waste collection rate

16%

E-waste formally collected

1546

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste generated

7.2

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

13.3

kg per capita

E-waste generated per category (kt)

EEE Put on market is defined as any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.

E-waste generated is defined as the amount of discarded electrical or electronic products (e-waste) due to consumption within national territory in a given reporting year, prior to any collection, reuse, treatment, or export.

E-waste formally collected represents the e-waste collected as e-waste and regulated by environmental protection laws specifically designed for e-waste. This includes e-waste that is collected and later exported, and treated according to national standards in another country.

E-waste imported/exported is the e-waste that is imported or exported.

E-waste collection rate is the formal collection of e-waste / E-waste generated


Please refer to this data as: Baldé, C.P., Forti V., Gray, V., Kuehr, R., Stegmann,P. : The Global E-waste Monitor – 2017, United Nations University (UNU), International Telecommunication Union (ITU) & International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), Bonn/Geneva/Vienna.

National Legislation

Yes

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

China: Administrative Measures for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Recycling, Draft Notice, December 2012

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: China

China: Administrative Measures for the Prevention of Environmental Pollution by Electronic Waste, SEPA Order No. 40, 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: China

China: Catalogue of Goods Prohibited from Import, Fourth and Fifth Batch, Notice No. 25, 2002

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: China

China: Circular Economy Development Strategy and Action Plan, Notice No. 5, January 2013

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: China

China: Clarifying Scope of Products for the Waste Electrical and Electronic Products (WEEE) Treatment Fund, Notice No. 80, 2012

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: China

China: Customs HS Tariff Codes for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Catalogue, Announcement No. 35, 2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: China

China: Guidelines for Examination and Approval of Qualification for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Treatment Facilities, Notice No. 90, 2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: China

China: Guidelines for the Review of the Dismantling and Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Products, Announcement No. 1, 2019

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: China

China: Guidelines on Creation of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Recovery Processing Development Plan, Notice No. 82, 2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: China

China: Implementation Measures on Prohibiting Foreign Waste Import and Promoting Reform of Solid Waste Importation, Notice No. 70, 2017

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: China

China: Interpretation of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Catalogue, Notice No. 1050, 2016

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: China

China: Management of Permits for Treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Decree No. 13, 2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: China

China: National Plan on Promoting Extended Producer Responsibility, Notice No. 99, 2016

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: China

China: Pollution Prevention and Control of Household Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Technical Policy Document, No. 115, 2006

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: China

China: Regulations on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Order No. 551, 2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: China

Hong Kong (China): Product Eco-Responsibility (Regulated Electrical Equipment) Regulation, L.N. 143, 2017

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Hong Kong

Zhejiang (China): Solid Waste Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations, 2006

Archived by C&R

TERRITORY COVERED: Zhejiang Province