China

Population

1,414,408,894

E-waste generated

9558

kt

EEE Put on Market

22213

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

6.8

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

15.7

kg per capita

E-waste generated per category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

1990

Screens

1297

Lamps

231

Large Equipment

2071

Small Equipment

3213

Small IT

756

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

Yes

Collection Target

No

Recycling Target

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

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: Cornelis P. Baldé, Ruediger Kuehr, Tales Yamamoto, Rosie McDonald, Elena D’Angelo, Shahana Althaf, Garam Bel, Otmar Deubzer, Elena Fernandez-Cubillo, Vanessa Forti, Vanessa Gray, Sunil Herat, Shunichi Honda, Giulia Iattoni, Deepali S. Khetriwal, Vittoria Luda di Cortemiglia, Yuliya Lobuntsova, Innocent Nnorom, Noémie Pralat, Michelle Wagner (2024). International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). 2024. Global E-waste Monitor 2024. Geneva/Bonn.