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.