China sets five-year targets for renewable resource recycling

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Under the Action Plan for Promoting the Application of Recycled Materials, by 2030, China aims to achieve an annual recycling volume of over 300 million tonnes for steel scrap and 80 million tonnes for wastepaper, as well as annual production exceeding 25 million tonnes of secondary nonferrous metals and 19.5 million tonnes of recycled plastics.

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By 2025, China's total steel scrap recycling volume was around 255 million tonnes, while that of waste paper was 72.5 million tonnes, Mysteel's survey showed.

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Last updated on : 13 JANUARY 2026