Renewable Resources and the Circular Economy

Why this theme matters

The coop system handles the recycling of renewable resources, linking the circular economy with the integration of urban-rural sanitation networks, supporting trade-in programmes and the green transition.

Which institutions / websites to watch

China Renewable Resources Development (Zaisheng)Provincial-federation renewable-resources companies

Which indicators or signals to track

  • Number of recycling stations and green sorting centres
  • Share of used household appliances dismantled to standard
  • Number of counties covered by network integration
  • Progress recycling the “new three” export goods (EVs, batteries, solar panels)

Representative case

46,000 recycling stations system-wide, accounting for about 31% of national dismantling volume; the Changchun (Jilin) circular economy industrial park

International comparative perspective

Bringing the recycling system into the cooperatives makes it a distinctive case of circular-economy governance.

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