China to collect funds for e-waste from July 1   

中国7月1日起将对“电子垃圾”征收基金

中国将于今年7月1日起对废弃电器电子产品处理征收基金。财政部有关负责人30日表示，基金征收对象为电视机、电冰箱、洗衣机、房间空调器和微型计算机等5类产品的生产者和进口产品的收货人或者其代理人。出口电器电子产品免征基金。

Beijing (CNS) -- China will start imposing environmental charges on the disposal of electronic appliances and products from July 1, an official with the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.

The plan targets producers and import agents of five categories of home appliances, including TV sets (13 yuan a piece), refrigerators (12 yuan), washing machines (7 yuan), air conditioners (7 yuan) and microcomputers (10 yuan). Exports are not included.

Those taking eco-friendly measures or using recyclable materials will be charged less.

China disposes of tens of millions of electronic products in the five categories every year, not to mention a large amount of mobile phones, duplicators, printers and fax machines. It has become the largest e-waste producer only after the U.S., according to a UNEP 2010 report.