Preliminary Study on Process Mapping and Policy Recommendations of the WEEE Closed-loop in China

With high speed of increasement in electrical and electronic products, the relevant wastes turn out to be serious in China. But a corresponding recycling system of WEEE has yet to be established. The actual WEEE flow in China is therefore kind of unknown. Through an in-depth analysis of the recycling system and extended survey of the WEEE recycling process in Beijing, this paper puts forward a WEEE closed loop chain model concerning the source, pathway and volume of the flow. It identified some key control points in the WEEE recycling process, which are taken into account in several policy recommendations.