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Description

In the Plan for Promoting the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) System published in 2016, China set an ambitious goal to increase the use of recycled materials in key products to 20% by 2025. Although numerous policies have been enacted since then, the use of recycled materials currently remains a recommendation rather than a mandatory legal requirement.

The regulatory landscape reached a potential turning point with the draft of the Ecological Environment Code released in April 2025, which originally stated that “the State shall establish a system to mandate the use of recycled materials in key products.” However, the final version of the Code revised this language back to a “recommendation.” This shift raises a critical question for the industry: Will the use of recycled materials remain voluntary, or is a mandatory system looming on the horizon?

This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of China’s recycled plastic framework. After analyzing key regulatory updates and the “re-evaluation” seen in the Ecological Environment Code, we will explore the future outlook and discuss the practical possibilities for a mandatory recycled materials system.

 

Topics

  1. Overview of China’s Recycled Plastics Framework
  2. Deep Dive: Key Regulatory and Standardization Updates
    1. The Technical Foundation: Analysis of the “Twin Standards” of 2024:
      1. GB/T 45090-2024: Identification and Marking
      2. GB/T 45091-2024: Limits for Restricted Substances
    2. Sector Expansion: GB/T 46730-2025: specifications for Household Electrical Appliances.
    3. The Constitutional Shift: Ecological Environment Code (Book 4).
  3. Future Outlook & Sector-Specific Trends
    1. Automotive Industry
    2. Electrical & Electronic Equipment (EEE)
    3. Overcoming Challenges
  4. Introduction of Enviliance ASIA Service and seminar closing

 

Speaker

Yake LIU

Ms. Yake LIU is an Associate Senior Researcher from the Research & Consulting Department of EnviX Ltd. She is mainly in charge of EHS (Environment, Health and Safety) regulations in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and has rich knowledge and experience in these fields. Before joining EnviX, she worked as a research assistant at the School of Environment, Tsinghua University for 4 years, mainly focusing on the VOCs and waste control policy research.

 

Event Overview

Webinar Title China’s Recycled Plastics – New Regulatory Standards and the Future Outlook
Date & Time May 21 , 2026
9:00 – 9:30 am (GMT)
Language English
Registration fee Free
Capacity 500 persons

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