Recycling of renewable resources is a must

Huang Shuhe, deputy director of the State Economic and Trade Commission, disclosed at a recent national meeting on renewable resources that China's renewable resource recycling situation is not optimistic. It is of great significance to accelerate the recycling of renewable resources in China under the new situation.

Huang Shuhe said that according to investigations by related organizations, China's renewable resources that are not used for recycling are worth more than 30 billion yuan. Each year, there are approximately 5 million tons of scrap steel, more than 200,000 tons of non-ferrous metals, 14 million tons of waste paper, and a large amount of waste. Plastics, waste glass, and waste batteries have not been recycled.

It is reported that the relevant state ministries and commissions have taken various measures to promote the recycling of renewable resources. The State Economic and Trade Commission formulated and announced at the beginning of this year the “Tenth Five-Year Plan for the Recycling of Renewable Resources”; the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued a preferential policy for giving relief tax on the proliferation of waste materials and recycling enterprises.

Huang Shuhe stated that during the “10th Five-Year Plan” period, the State Economic and Trade Commission will promote the recycling of renewable resources from the following four aspects: First, formulate and improve relevant laws and regulations, manage according to law, and standardize development. The second is to study the incentive mechanism and policy measures to promote recycling of renewable resources. The third is to do a good job of demonstration pilots. The fourth is to increase publicity and education efforts to raise the people's awareness of resource use and environmental protection.