Beijing Zhongguancun: a solid structure of the "recycling circle"

After the acquisition from Beijing Zhongguancun, "Assembly" set out, some in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang small village to extract copper and aluminum, and some Guiyu town in Guangdong depth of dismantling, or smelting into precious metals, or into second-hand components, forming a secret E-waste industry chain.

In contrast with the formal recovery and dismantling of enterprises, the gray industry is rapidly expanding. The deep dismantling of Guiyu even directly affects the international gold price trend. At the same time, the industry caused serious pollution to the air, water bodies and soil, posing a worrying health condition for practitioners. It is known as the "destiny" industry.

Beijing Zhongguancun: a solid structure of the "recycling circle"

Every day, in Beijing's largest electronics market - Zhongguancun, e-waste recycling middlemen Guo boss will be holding a gold cup van, "the order" to go to many streets to buy discarded appliances Beijing "Boye children." Guo boss and several other traders formed a recycling "guerrillas."

"Tilt these e-junk every month to earn thirty-four million it." Guo boss said.

As early as 2006, relevant statistics of Beijing Academy of Social Sciences showed that the number of people engaged in e-waste recycling in Beijing reached 300,000.

Away from Zhongguancun, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 19 km outside the milk room village, Guiyu, Nantou, waiting for brokers were sent "under charge" - from computers, mobile phones and other electronic products disassembled circuit boards. "Each ton of circuit board can extract more than 300 grams of gold, 5-10 grams of platinum, 30-50 grams of palladium, and 2 kg of silver, 25 kg of tin and 120-130 kg of copper." Nobita accurately calculated.

Daxiong started his "permanent presence" in Beijing from last year. He is responsible for transporting the cargoes to a home beyond 2,000 kilometers for deep dismantling and refining. And the same is located in Beijing's Chaoyang District, the village is living in another large recyclers, "Liu Lao Wu," he mainly bought TV and other discarded appliances. "Only the acquisition of used television sets can reach more than 400,000 units in a year." "Liu Lao Wu" made his speech proud.

Small Shijiazhuang Hebei village: gas attacking the refining field

In the dead of night, people go to sleep. However, 260 kilometers away from Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Shijiazhuang village villagers Lee home, but the sky flames. Removed from the waste washing machines and refrigerators during the day and knocked flat aluminum, Lee was thrown into the yard covered with large iron pot. Melted aluminum, into the mold and other sectors, an aluminum rod gradually forming.

Small Shijiazhuang village in e-waste recycling and dismantling of the business a total of about 40 families, often the elderly, children and women battle together. Most of their aluminum skills are taught by a common "master" horse. Master Ma disassemble "field" there are four, only a washing machine a month, they can handle nearly 30,000 units, each profit of 2-3 yuan.

E-waste brings wealth to this small village and brings "disaster." Due to the simple handling of underground workshops, heavy metals in e-waste and waste gas from extraction are discharged into the air or infiltrate into the ground, and the small Shijiazhuang village has become a heavily polluted land. The surface water here has long been unable to drink, the water of life by the villagers rely on three 3000 meters deep.

Guiyu town of Guangdong: almost every household in the dry dismantling

Although it is because of the rapid growth of e-waste disposal, it appears to the villagers in Shijiazhuang Village that Guiyu, more than 1900 kilometers away, made them "more envious."

According to Guiyu town government statistics, there are currently 3141 Guiyu engaged in e-waste recycling dismantling related industries. This "accurate" figure is the number of industrial and commercial registrations after Guiyu standardized the dismantling of electronic waste. Local villagers told reporters that almost every household here is dry dismantling, in fact, nearly 10,000 households.

Guiyu, an area of ​​about 50 square kilometers, is located in the western part of Chaoyang District, Shantou City, with a population of less than 200,000. Upon arrival at Guiyu, a coil or plastic burnt smell will come. Walking in the streets of Guiyu, you can see every household in front of piles of electronic components and household appliances waste plastics.

Local villagers told reporters that the most polluted is "wash gold." Mixed with sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid and other chemical agents made of "aqua regia", will contain precious metal electronic waste "burn", the local call "under the blast furnace." "After the blast furnace", after the earthwork process, you can get gold. "The scene of" washing gold "is spectacular, filled with yellow smoke and overflowing with wastewater and waste liquid."

These industries are particularly damaging to the health of the next generation. Shantou University Medical College Laboratory in recent years, a health report shows that: Guiyu 165 1-6-year-old children in a rigorous physical examination found that all children with excessive blood lead poisoning. Guiyu Town, a village medical examination found that more than 80% of village primary and secondary students have respiratory diseases, five students with blood cancer.

Regulating remediation is imminent

According to "Waste Electrical and Electronic Products Recycling Management Regulations" promulgated in 2011, China implements "multi-channel recovery and centralized treatment system" for the disposal of electronic waste, and implements the approval of dismantling enterprises. Since 2012, more than 90 enterprises have been dismantled.

According to reports, there are two existing views on the existing and dismantling of underground dismantling bases in Xiaoshiijiazhuang, Hebei and Guiyu, Guangdong: one is that they must be resolutely banned for environmental protection reasons; the other is that they should make industrial policies as a strategic material base Its standard development.

In recent years, under the crackdown by the local government, the dismantling enterprises in Guiyu are also shifting to the central and western regions. Du Huanzheng, president of the Institute of Recycling Economy and Technology in the Yangtze River Delta (Zhejiang), believes that instead of moving pollution to the central and western regions, it is better to regulate development to reduce environmental pollution.

"Relevant state departments should fully evaluate the value of the Guiyu e-waste dismantling industry.Declaration of electronic waste is a means by which some villagers in Guiyu can maintain their livelihood and it is unrealistic to completely close all workshops." Lin Guorong, mayor of Guiyu County, looked forward to " In the original basis of the development of circular economy, which is in line with the relevant state and provincial policies.

Some experts suggest that Guiyu e-waste industry has greater value for development and utilization. At present, the controversial environmental protection issue is caused by the lack of management and disorderly development. As a result, the phenomenon of pollution can be completely solved through technical upgrading and control measures Be improved and controlled.

The best way out for the e-waste industry is to establish the normative development of the industrial park, which is not only conducive to the control of the legal access of waste electronic materials, but also to technological upgrading to reduce pollution and guide the normalization, availability and harmlessness of the industry. Du Huanzheng said front-end efficient manual disassembly process should be retained, the park set up waste electrical and electronic centralized treatment plants, solid waste and sewage treatment centers and road smelting plants, etc., through the advanced process of centralized treatment, which replaced the air and water Pollution incineration and pickling process.

The face of e-waste dismantling industry, "underground channels" business booming, "regular army" lack of production capacity collectively "shout hungry" situation, some green recycling dismantling business executives said that should be to improve subsidies, taxes, etc. should be encouraged . According to Xinhua News Agency