The Launch Meeting of the National Standard for "Requirements of Production and Sales Management System of Recycled Plastics" was held in Beijing.
The Launch Meeting of the National Standard for "Requirements of Production and Sales Management System of Recycled Plastics" was Successfully Held in Beijing.
The meeting was presided over by Dongfeng Gao, Secretary General of the National Technical Committee 415 on Basic and Management Standardization for Product Recycling and Utilization (TC415). Secretary General Dongfeng Gao announced the establishment of the standard drafting group, specifying that the China Association of Resources Recycling, the China National Institute of Standardization and other units would jointly take the lead in drafting. He emphasized that the standardization of recycled plastics is not only an important part of implementing the country's "dual carbon" strategy, but also the key to promoting the governance of plastic pollution. He pointed out that currently, the recycled plastics industry in China is facing core issues such as the lack of source supervision, unclear traceability tools, uneven product quality, and difficulties in carbon footprint accounting. There is an urgent need to regulate the industrial development through a series of national standards. The formulation of the standard will fully incorporate the opinions of all parties to ensure its practicality and operability, providing strong support for the healthy development of the recycled plastics industry.
Yonggang Wang, Secretary General of the Recycled Plastics Branch of the China Association of Resources Recycling, delivered a report titled "Traceability Standard for Recycled Plastic Materials". He pointed out that with the growing global emphasis on environmental protection and sustainable development, the national standard for "Requirements of Production and Sales Management System of Recycled Plastics" is not only based on the fact that China is a major producer of recycled plastics, but also an urgent requirement to respond to the mandatory regulations on recycled materials introduced by countries such as Europe and the United States. China's recycled plastics standards need to be brought in line with international standards in aspects such as the traceability mechanism, the identification of recycled components, and the accounting of carbon emissions. China should accelerate the establishment of a standard system that is in line with its national conditions and has international competitiveness.
Yan Chen, Deputy Secretary General of the Branch, provided a detailed introduction to the compilation background and core content of the "Requirements of Production and Sales Management System of Recycled Plastics".
During the discussion session, the attending representatives had a lively and in-depth exchange centering on the content of the standard text. Representatives from various units closely focused on their own business practices, actively put forward their insights and suggestions, and contributed a great deal of valuable reference opinions for the formulation of the standard. Everyone unanimously agreed that the formulation of this standard is of great significance for promoting the standardized and standardized development of the traceability system for recycled materials, and will provide strong support for the healthy development of the industry.
In the future, the standard drafting group will, based on the discussions at the meeting and the suggestions from the representatives, further revise and improve the standard text to ensure the scientificity, operability and forward-looking nature of the standard.
Standard IntroductionThe "Requirements of Production and Sales Management System of Recycled Plastics" (20243248-T-469, Foreign Language Version W20244908) is a national standard under the jurisdiction of TC 415 (National Technical Committee on Basic and Management Standardization for Product Recycling and Utilization) and TC 15 (National Technical Committee on Plastics Standardization). The China Association of Resources Recycling and the China National Institute of Standardization are the main drafting units of this standard. The national standard of "Requirements of Production and Sales Management System of Recycled Plastics" focuses on the core pain points of the industry. It proposes to establish a full-chain traceability system to solve the problem of quality differences in physical recycling caused by the lack of supervision over the sources of waste plastics, and to strengthen the quality control system from waste plastics to recycled plastics to consolidate market trust. In response to the clear requirements of policies and the market regarding the proportion of recycled plastics used, the standard will regulate the whole-process management to ensure compliance. Regarding the issue of the lack of verification means for the conversion of waste plastics in the field of chemical recycling, it is planned to establish a carbon performance evaluation mechanism through standardized methods. At the same time, the standard requires the use of whole-process traceability tools to achieve accurate accounting of the carbon footprint throughout the life cycle of plastics.
