E-waste recycling in China: Environmental problem or Economic benefit?

The amount of electronic waste has increased rapidly because of increased consumption and production of electrical and electronic equipment in the world. This study examines the situation of e-waste recycling in China. It also explores if e-waste recycling causes more environmental damage than economic benefit for China. This study examines the effective legislation of import e-waste to China. This study advances our understanding of e-waste and China. The present study was dependent on grey literature and policy documents. I then analyse these documents by using thematic analysis. The findings from the research show that e-waste recycling in China has caused environmental problems in two sectors: formal and informal. This happens because the formal and informal sectors do not properly deal with e-waste properly. However, e-waste recycling in China achieves economic profit in the informal sector. .