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Programme:
Swiss e-waste programme
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Project Duration:
2003 - 2008
Focus:
Supporting formulation of a technical draft for a national e-waste law
Developing technical standards for recycling
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China has a semi-informal collection and dismantling industry. Peddlers are the fist step of a daisy chain of businesses and industries, buying up e-waste from, households, industries, administrations etc. For further processing, the e-waste is transported to South-East China, mainly to the Zhe Jiang province (Taizhou) and South China mainly to the Guangdong province (Guiyu), both places being hubs of the Chinese e-waste recycling industry. The programme has supported the formulation of a “technical” draft for a national e-waste law. Jointly with Chinese authorities technical standards for recycling have been developed. Several pilot projects for e-waste recycling have been appointed by Chinese authorities. At two pilot projects – in Tianjin and Qingdao – the programme aims, jointly with Swiss industries, to facilitate the start up of these recycling companies.
 
Project documents:
  • China’s Social and Economic Needs for Circular Economy and EPR mechanisms (2007) more »
  • RECYCLING - FROM WASTE TO RESOURCE. Assessment of optimal manual dismantling depth of a desktop PC in China based on eco-efficiency calculations. (2007) more »
  • Modelling of existing e-waste systems in China. A case study based on household surveys in the Taizhou prefecture. (2007) more »
  • Economic conditions for developing large scale WEEE recycling infrastructure based on manual dismantling in China - The learning experience from the setup of a pilot plant (2008) more »
 Important Indicators
 GDP/cap, PPP, in current int. $ (2005) 6'760
 Population in Mio. (2007)  1'318
 e-waste/cap from PCs in kg (2007)  0.23
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