This year's government work report proposed that we should vigorously develop a low-carbon economy and promote the development of the waste recycling industry.
Experts say that developing a circular economy is an important way to achieve high-quality development and contributes to sustainable economic development.
The government work report proposed that we should vigorously develop a low-carbon economy, promote the development of the waste recycling industry, promote the research and development and application of advanced energy-saving and carbon-reducing technologies, and accelerate the formation of a green low-carbon supply chain.
Experts said that encouraging and promoting the replacement of old consumer goods with new ones provides important opportunities for the development of my country's circular economy industry.
As of the end of 2023, the number of cars in my country is about 340 million, and the number of major categories of home appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines exceeds 3 billion units. There is huge demand and potential for upgrading.
Xu Junxiang, President of the China Material Recycling Association: By replacing the old with the new, we can greatly increase the amount of replacement. We have a certain amount of scrapped home appliances, and we have a certain amount of automobile recycling. When this amount increases, it will be beneficial to We have established a recycling system, including some traceability systems. After the volume is concentrated, the recycled materials can be better utilized.
In addition, experts said that in the international market, the requirements for the proportion of recycled materials in export products are becoming more and more strict. By establishing and improving the recycling system and developing a circular economy, we can not only improve our country's economic vitality, but also improve the efficiency of resource recycling. efficiency and level.
Xu Junxiang, President of the China Material Recycling Association: Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer primary minerals. As our economic aggregate increases, the mineral materials that will support the development of our entire economy in the future will probably be obtained from our scrap recycling. .
Therefore, through recycling, these raw materials needed by our economy can be effectively supplied.
(CCTV reporter Wang Shantao)