title: Challenges in legislation, recycling system and technical system of waste electrical and electronic equipment in China.
abstract: Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has been one of the fastest growing waste streams worldwide. Effective and efficient management and treatment of WEEE has become a global problem. As one of the world's largest electronic products manufacturing and consumption countries, China plays a key role in the material life cycle of electrical and electronic equipment. Over the past 20 years, China has made a great effort to improve WEEE recycling. Centered on the legal, recycling and technical systems, this paper reviews the progresses of WEEE recycling in China. An integrated recycling system is proposed to realize WEEE high recycling rate for future WEEE recycling.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China. Electronic address: zhangshengen@mater.ustb.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shengen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China.
authors.forename: Yunji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China. Electronic address: liubo@ustb.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China.
authors.forename: De'an
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering and Technical Services, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, Washington, DC 20032, USA.
authors.forename: Chein-chi
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA.
authors.forename: Alex A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Volinsky
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D059029:Electronic Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D059027:Recycling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D018505:Waste Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Legislation and law; Recycling technology; WEEE