1. 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 Yang
Section 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

2. 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
Content
1. WEEE Regulations and Policies in China
2. Current Practice of WEEE Fund System
3. Challenges and Future Perspective

3. 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
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
CN
Waste
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

4. 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
Regulations on the Management of the Recovery and Treatment of Waste
Electronic and Electrical Products
China RoHS
WEEE TreatmentFacilityQualification
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

5. 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
Catalogue of Waste Electronic and Electric Products for Treatment
Listed WEEE Unlisted WEEE
TV, Refrigerator, Washing Machine,
Air Conditioner, Computer (1st batch)
Treatment Enterprise List
No need of license
No subsidy
Catalogue
adjustment
Treatment Enterprise Qualification
Licensing
Treatment Fund Subsidy
WEEE other than the
1st batch listed

6. 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
Treatment fund subsidy
The state establishes
a fund for the
treatment of WEEE
to subsidize the
recover and disposal
of WEEE

7. 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
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
Supervision
Association

8. 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
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.

9. 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

10. 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
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.

11. 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
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

12. 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
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

13. 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
Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center,
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Policy Research
Survey, Measurement,
Technical analysis
Supervision, Audit,
Technical verification
Guide local
centers
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!

14. 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
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