Action plan for large-scale equipments renewal and trade-in of consumer goods

Source: International Energy Agency
Last updated: 24 June 2025

The State Council issued the Action plan for large-scale equipments renewal and trade-in of consumer goods, stating that by 2027, 

  • continuously enhance the utilisation technology of waste non-ferrous metals,
  • strengthen research and application of extraction technologies for rare and precious metals,
  • timely refine import standards and policies concerning retired power batteries, recycled materials, and other related aspects,
  • the amount of scrapped cars recycled will be nearly doubled compared to 2023, 
  • the volume of used car transactions will be increased by 45% compared to 2023, and
  • there will be more than 30% growth in the amount of recycled household appliances, further enhancing the proportion of recycled materials. 

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