Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 5th (Reporter Zou Duowei) It is uneasy to use, it is a hindrance to pile it up, and it is a pity to throw it away... Looking at a lot of old home appliances at home, are you still waiting for the recycling service to deliver? home?
Now is the opportunity - China Household Electrical Appliances Service and Maintenance Association recently stated that starting from 2022, the association plans to use three to five years or even longer to organize and carry out the activity of "Hundreds of Cities, Thousands of Townships, Ten Thousand Households, Benefiting the People, Recovering the Old and Renewing the Trend" .
"Electrical appliances are not garbage, and consumers should not discard them at will or hand them over to individual purchasers who 'walk the streets'." Liu Xiumin, chairman of the presidium of the China Household Appliances Service and Repair Association, said in a video conference on the 2nd that home appliances Recycling must be dismantled and processed in accordance with national regulations through formal channels, thereby reducing environmental pollution and improving resource utilization efficiency.
According to Liu Xiumin, according to the relevant national policy requirements, on the one hand, the government and manufacturers will provide a certain amount of subsidies to encourage consumers to participate in this event; The combination of new products, awakening concepts and rejuvenating scenes will further promote the renewal and consumption of household appliances and meet the people's needs for a better life.
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Guo Chibing, vice chairman of the presidium of the association's board of directors, said that during long-term research and visits, it was found that at present, many consumers do not understand the safe service life of household appliances, such as 7 years for color TVs, 10 years for air conditioners, 8 years for gas stoves, and 8 years for washing machines. 12 years for refrigerators, 10 years for rice cookers, etc.
"Old home appliances that are in service beyond the time limit not only cannot meet more functional needs, but also have great potential safety hazards." Guo Chibing emphasized that the aging of electrical components and wires will cause the deterioration of the original functions and increase the radiation, which is easy to cause fire and leakage. These not only threaten the safety and health of consumers, but also cause certain pollution to the environment.
In addition, the increasing power consumption of "over-aged appliances" will also cause additional waste of resources.
"This event will help to reconstruct the user group, reconstruct the brand structure, and reconstruct the home appliance industry ecology." Liu Xiumin said that the scope of collection mainly includes TVs, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines and computers that are subsidized and recycled by the state. Products, products with high user retention, high failure rate and high repair rate, products with "overdue service" and products required by users to be recycled.
It is reported that the event will be launched in early May and is expected to cover 20 provinces and cities across the country.
During this period, consumers can participate in many activities such as experience week, experience month, store main body, and enterprise special event. Hundreds of home appliance companies can also stimulate residents' consumption potential through online and offline channels, experience stores, community service points and other product display forms.