China's first e-waste regulations are expected to be introduced during the year

China's first "waste electrical and electronic products recycling management regulations" has entered the review stage, this year is expected to formally adopted and enforced in the future, home appliance producers will bear the responsibility of recycling waste household appliances, otherwise will be fined a maximum 100 thousand yuan. It is understood that, from August 13th onwards, China will have 10 kinds of IT appliances, mechanical and electrical products in exports to the EU when everything is charged extra to a few tens of Euro euro recovery cost range, the cost is mainly used in the recycling of electronic waste.

The reporter learned yesterday, to deal with the EU Directive on recycling of household appliances to be implemented, some household electrical appliance enterprises have begun to replace the China environmental protection materials such as measures to deal with, this Saturday will also launch a paid replacement of waste household appliances and other activities. TCL and Suning Appliance joint, to provide consumers with the highest monthly purchase of 500 yuan of subsidies for each of the old appliances, consumers can send their old appliances to Suning stores to deal with.

National Development and Reform Commission, said the relevant person in charge of the Department of information, the second half of the country's first regulations on e-waste governance waste household appliances and electronic products recycling management regulations is expected to introduce.

In accordance with the provisions of the regulations, home appliance dealers and after-sales service agencies have the obligation to recycle waste appliances. If the appliance dealer and customer service service agencies do not accept or refuse to sell consumer production enterprises commissioned waste household appliances, and recycling of waste household appliances enterprises do not pay treatment processing, the highest can be sentenced to a fine of 100 thousand yuan.