The “Action Plan for the Application and Promotion of Recycled Materials” issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments was released on December 31. It is clear that by 2030, the waste recycling system will be further improved, and standards and certification systems for the promotion and application of recycled materials will gradually be established. The application and promotion of recycled materials is an important means of improving the waste recycling system and vigorously developing a circular economy. It is of great significance in ensuring the safety of China's resources, enhancing the resilience of the industrial chain supply chain, and promoting carbon neutrality. The plan is clear. By 2030, the annual recycling volume of scrap steel and waste paper will exceed 300 million tons and 80 million tons respectively, and the annual output of recycled non-ferrous metals and recycled plastics will exceed 25 million tons and 19.5 million tons respectively. The proportion of alternative use of recycled materials in automobiles, electrical and electronic products, textiles, packaging, etc. will steadily increase, and the application of recycled materials will further enhance the role of recycling materials in ensuring resource safety and promoting energy saving and carbon reduction. The plan states that it encourages the construction of large-scale scrap processing and distribution centers in areas with concentrated electric furnace steel production capacity, promotes the integrated development of scrap steel recycling, dismantling, processing and distribution, raises the level of classification and classification of scrap steel, and promotes efficient recycling of scrap steel resources. Support the construction of waste paper sorting and processing centers, and strengthen the supply of waste paper in major categories such as box board paper, book paper, and newsprint. Support power battery and energy storage battery manufacturers to speed up the establishment and improvement of waste battery recycling systems.

The “Action Plan for the Application and Promotion of Recycled Materials” issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments was released on December 31. It is clear that by 2030, the waste recycling system will be further improved, and standards and certification systems for the promotion and application of recycled materials will gradually be established. The application and promotion of recycled materials is an important means of improving the waste recycling system and vigorously developing a circular economy. It is of great significance in ensuring the safety of China's resources, enhancing the resilience of the industrial chain supply chain, and promoting carbon neutrality. The plan is clear. By 2030, the annual recycling volume of scrap steel and waste paper will exceed 300 million tons and 80 million tons respectively, and the annual output of recycled non-ferrous metals and recycled plastics will exceed 25 million tons and 19.5 million tons respectively. The proportion of alternative use of recycled materials in automobiles, electrical and electronic products, textiles, packaging, etc. will steadily increase, and the application of recycled materials will further enhance the role of recycling materials in ensuring resource safety and promoting energy saving and carbon reduction. The plan states that it encourages the construction of large-scale scrap processing and distribution centers in areas with concentrated electric furnace steel production capacity, promotes the integrated development of scrap steel recycling, dismantling, processing and distribution, raises the level of classification and classification of scrap steel, and promotes efficient recycling of scrap steel resources. Support the construction of waste paper sorting and processing centers, and strengthen the supply of waste paper in major categories such as box board paper, book paper, and newsprint. Support power battery and energy storage battery manufacturers to speed up the establishment and improvement of waste battery recycling systems.