Representative Jian Qin called for turning 100 million discarded mobile phones into treasure
Original title: Jian Qin representative called for 100 million waste mobile phones to become "waste" as a bao
Xinhua March 5 (reporter Hou Dawei) "A waste mobile phone battery pollution intensity is 100 times that of ordinary dry batteries, can pollute 60,000 liters of water, and China currently has about 100 million waste mobile phones every year, a serious threat to our ecological environment safety." The Chinese People's Congress, China Mobile Sichuan company general manager Jian Qin called for the development of waste mobile phones and other electronic waste management methods as soon as possible, learn from foreign waste mobile phone recycling mode, so that the 100 million waste mobile phones become "waste" treasure.
"Waste mobile phone parts contain lead, cadmium, mercury and other harmful substances, if directly discarded will seriously pollute the soil and groundwater; If the waste mobile phones are transported to the landfill to be incinerated, the plastic shell will also produce toxic substances containing chlorine." However, according to Jian Qin, in 2011, China officially implemented the "Waste Electrical and Electronic products recycling Management Regulations", the scope of implementation only covers refrigerators, TV sets, but not communication electronic waste such as used mobile phones.
Jian Qin said that if you can properly dispose of these waste mobile phones, you can turn waste into treasure. According to a study, one discarded mobile phone can extract at least $1 of precious metals, according to the estimate, 100 million discarded mobile phones weigh 10,000 tons, if recycled can extract 1,500 kilograms of gold, 1 million kilograms of copper and 30,000 kilograms of silver. The current widespread small workshop type simple incineration recycling treatment can only recover a small amount of metal, but will release a large number of toxic smoke containing lead, mercury and arsenic, causing serious pollution threats to the ecology, therefore, scientific treatment of waste mobile phones and other electronic waste is a challenge we face, but also an urgent work.
It is understood that at present, in some developed countries such as Japan and the United States, the recycling of waste mobile phones and the processing mode of refining metals have formed a complete industrial chain, not only does not pollute the environment, but also turns waste into treasure, which can create considerable economic benefits. The European Union has also issued and implemented the "waste electrical and electronic equipment Directive" and "on the prohibition of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment Directive", which clearly stipulates that manufacturers have the responsibility and obligation to focus on waste recycling.
Therefore, he suggested that the management method of waste mobile phones and other electronic waste disposal should be formulated from the national level as soon as possible, and the recycling policy of waste mobile phones and the policy of exchanging old for new should be introduced; Lead to guide mobile phone manufacturers, sellers, communication operators and other parties to establish a complete waste mobile phone recycling and processing industry chain, and supervise and guide the establishment of a reasonable recycling price mechanism for waste mobile phones, and cooperate with mobile phone manufacturers to recycle waste mobile phones in business halls, mobile phone stores, convenience stores, supermarkets and other places through trade-in, paid recycling, etc. To provide strong support for the operation of the electronic waste recycling and processing system of communication products; Strengthen strategic cooperation with international advanced enterprises, make use of its advanced technology in the field of e-waste treatment, establish a circular economy model, and establish a long-term mechanism for e-waste treatment.