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China faces uphill battle in electronic waste management

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2015-07-08 16:25Ecns.cn Editor: Mo Hong'e

中国每年报废两亿台电器 处理不当释放致癌物(图)

目前,我国手机、计算机、彩电等主要电子产品年产量超过20亿台,每年主要电器电子产品报废量超过2亿台,重量超过500万吨,已成为世界第一大电器电子产品生产和废弃大国。废弃电器电子产品中含有的有害物质,如回收处理不规范,将对生态环境和人体健康造成严重威胁和伤害。

Electronic devices. (Photo: Worker's Daily/Wu Fan)

Electronic devices. (Photo: Worker's Daily/Wu Fan)

(ECNS) -- China will initiate a three-year pilot trial to establish a recycling system as over 200 million devices weighing a total of more than 5 million tons go to waste every year, Worker's Daily reported.

China currently ranks No. 1 in the world in terms of both producing and scrapping electronic products. 

It now lacks both supervision and standard criteria when it comes to electronic waste management. Mishandled waste has not only caused severe environmental and health concerns, but also wasted a significant amount of natural resources that could have otherwise been recycled.

To tackle the problem at its root, electronic device manufacturers are required to shoulder more accountability in waste management, according to a statement jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The three-year pilot trial is aimed to encourage and assist manufacturers in ensuring their expired products are appropriately handled as waste. China will also push for more efficient use of natural resources, as well as encourage integrated innovation to protect the environment.

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