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Licensed recyclers face uphill battle
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THE central government began subsidizing licensed recyclers in July 2012 after the “Old for New” policy ended in December 2011.
The money in the fund is mainly collected from manufacturers.
Licensed recyclers receive a subsidy of 85 yuan (US$13.68) per television or computer, 80 yuan per refrigerator, and 35 yuan for a washing machine or air conditioner.
There are more than 90 licensed recyclers divided into three groups around the country. Last October, subsidies worth a combined 630 million yuan were paid to recycling companies.
More than 50 million electrical appliances are expected to be disposed of in China this year. The number is expected to increase 20 percent annually.
The now defunct “Old for New” policy has been lauded for helping boost the recycling of electrical appliances. More than 83.7 million electrical appliances were collected for recycling under the policy.
However, since the policy expired more waste electrical appliances are falling into the hands of unqualified recyclers.
Most licensed recyclers cannot afford expanding their collection networks or paying appliance owners more for their unwanted items due to high recycling costs.
Unlicensed recyclers usually offer more money for such gadgets since their costs are lower.
Thus, many people will sell unwanted items to unlicensed recyclers.
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