Direct answer: A scrap/recyclable-materials disposal page is not a line saying "someone collects the scrap". The page should state: which materials are scrap/recyclables (scrap metal, plastics, paper, wood, glass, end-of-life electronics/electrical and mechanical equipment, offcuts, packaging), and which must be managed separately as hazardous waste; what qualifications/filings the recycler needs; how the contract specifies name, quantity, specification, collection schedule and settlement; how viewing, weighing, pricing and approval work; how transfer, gate release, ledgers and invoices are recorded; which scrap contains customer drawings/data/precious metals and how confidentiality and anti-fraud are handled; and what must not be published. On the rules: the State Council's 2026 Solid Waste Comprehensive Governance Action Plan requires source reduction of industrial solid waste, improved management ledgers, segregated collection and storage, a ban on mixing industrial solid waste into household-waste facilities, strict cross-province transfer approval and better recycling of renewable resources; the Measures for the Administration of Renewable Resource Recovery require recyclers to hold a business licence and file with commerce authorities, require public-security filing for production scrap metal, and require producers to sign purchase contracts and register transaction information; specific legal obligations follow the Solid Waste Pollution Prevention and Control Law and other current regulations. This article is current to 2026-11-08 and is a summary of public rules and page method, not environmental, tax, legal or asset-valuation advice; the regulations, licences, contracts and authority findings control.
This article is for procurement, EHS, finance, internal-control, warehouse, gatehouse and website teams at equipment, electronics, automotive-parts, medical-device, hardware, chemical, packaging and export manufacturers in Changzhou and nearby. It covers how to write and accept a scrap/recyclable-materials disposal page. The usual gap is "segregation, recycler qualification, weighing/pricing, transfer/gate release, ledgers and confidentiality", ending with a page that only says "scrap collection", while mixed scrap, undervalued sales and customer drawing leaks can happen under everyone's nose.
First segregate: general scrap, production scrap metal, end-of-life electronics/equipment, hazardous waste and customer-owned material must be kept apart and never mixed for sale. Then fix the process: recycler onboarding/filing, contract, viewing, weighing, pricing, approval, transfer, gate release, ledger and invoice. Finally fix the evidence: contract, weighbridge ticket, photos, gate pass, transfer record, invoice and collection account must connect. The page states segregation, qualifications, weighing, gate release and boundaries — not "scrap collection".
How does this page relate to equipment decommissioning, hazardous waste, returnable packaging, customer-supplied material, supplier cooperation and procurement-records pages?
A scrap disposal page answers "which scrap, sold to whom, how weighed/priced, how released/invoiced"; the equipment decommissioning/disposal page answers "equipment retirement/dismantling/residual value"; the hazardous-waste page answers "hazardous-waste licence/manifest/storage"; the returnable-packaging page answers "reusable packaging/deposit/inventory"; the customer-supplied material page answers "customer-owned material/loss/scrap"; the supplier cooperation page answers "categories/onboarding/RFQ/payment/integrity"; the procurement records page answers "what to keep and for how long". Scrap disposal is a "transfer of output/ownership" and cannot be replaced by an equipment-decommissioning or hazardous-waste page.
Common breaks: no segregation; hazardous waste mixed into general scrap; unqualified/unfiled recyclers; no contract; no viewing/weighing; ad-hoc pricing; one person prices/weighs/releases; no gate records; ledger mismatch; invoice/collection account mismatch; customer drawings/data leak with scrap; the website publishes recyclers/prices/customer scrap. The page separates "segregation—qualification—contract—weighing—pricing—approval—transfer—gate—ledger—invoice—confidentiality" so procurement/EHS/finance/internal control share one vocabulary.
| Page | Question it answers | Key content | Cannot replace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrap/recyclables disposal | Which scrap/sold to whom/weighed-priced/released | Segregation, qualification, contract, weighing, pricing, transfer, ledger, invoice | Equipment disposal/hazardous waste |
| Equipment decommissioning | Retirement/dismantling/residual value | Technical assessment, dismantling, residual value, environment | Daily scrap |
| Hazardous waste | Licence/manifest/storage | Catalogue, licence, manifest, storage, disposal | General scrap |
| Returnable packaging | Reusable packaging/deposit/inventory | Deposit, inventory, damage, recovery | Scrap sales |
| Customer-supplied material | Customer-owned material/loss/scrap | Receipt, loss, scrap, responsibility | Own scrap |
| Supplier cooperation | Categories/onboarding/RFQ/payment/integrity | Onboarding, RFQ, payment, reporting | Scrap weighing/gate release |
| Procurement records | What to keep and for how long | Contract, order, invoice, records | Scrap disposal process |
Page relationships are editorial; regulations, licences, contracts and authority findings control.
How should scrap be segregated, and what must not be mixed?
At least separate: (1) ferrous metals (scrap steel/turnings/offcuts); (2) non-ferrous metals (copper/aluminium/zinc/stainless steel); (3) waste plastics/rubber; (4) waste paper/cartons; (5) waste wood/pallets; (6) waste glass; (7) end-of-life electronics/electrical equipment, batteries and lamps; (8) end-of-life mechanical/electrical equipment and parts; (9) packaging/big bags/stretch film; (10) hazardous waste (waste oil, waste liquid, paint residue, oily rags, spent activated carbon, etc., per catalogue/identification). The Measures for the Administration of Renewable Resource Recovery list renewable resources including scrap metal, end-of-life electronic products, end-of-life mechanical and electrical equipment and parts, waste papermaking raw materials, waste light-chemical raw materials and waste glass. Hazardous waste must be separately collected, stored, transferred and disposed of; it must not be mixed into general scrap or household waste; industrial solid waste must not be placed into household-waste collection facilities.
Acceptance checks: segregation list; containers/labels; areas; hazardous separation; customer material; end-of-life electronics/batteries; mixed piles; ledger. Common gaps: one pile for all scrap; hazardous waste mixed in; batteries/lamps loose; customer material treated as own; missing labels; no zoning.
| Category | Typical material/notes | Evidence | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrous | Scrap steel, turnings, offcuts | Segregation/weighbridge ticket | Mixed with debris |
| Non-ferrous | Copper, aluminium, zinc, stainless | Segregation/assay | Mixed low-price sale |
| Plastics/rubber | Offcuts, big bags, hoses | Segregation/destination | Mixed burning |
| Paper/cartons | Cartons, paper tubes, office paper | Baling/ticket | Wet/mixed |
| Wood/pallets | Wooden pallets/crates | Segregation/destination | Loose piles |
| Glass | Bottles/panes | Segregation/protection | Cuts |
| End-of-life electronics/batteries | Circuit boards, batteries, lamps | Catalogue/qualification | Treated as general scrap |
| End-of-life equipment | Old equipment/parts | Assessment/dismantling | Not assessed |
| Hazardous waste | Waste oil/liquid/paint residue/oily rags/spent carbon | Catalogue/manifest/licence | Mixed into general scrap |
Segregation is editorial; the National Hazardous Waste Catalogue, identification standards, licences and company policy control.
How should recycler qualification and contracts be accepted?
A recycler should at least hold a business licence covering the relevant renewable resources; the Measures for the Administration of Renewable Resource Recovery require filing with the commerce authority within 30 days of obtaining the licence; enterprises recycling production scrap metal and operators of non-production scrap metal must also file with the county-level public-security authority within 15 days of obtaining the licence. Where dismantling/processing/treatment is involved, check environmental/pollutant-discharge permits and, for hazardous waste, a hazardous-waste operating licence. Producers should sell to qualified recyclers and sign purchase contracts specifying the name, quantity, specification, collection schedule and settlement method of the production scrap metal; a verbal "scrap collector" arrangement is not enough.
Acceptance checks: business licence; scope; commerce filing; public-security filing; environmental/discharge/hazardous-waste licence; contract; name/quantity/specification/schedule/settlement; term; breach; confidentiality. Common gaps: no licence; out of scope; no filing; incomplete contract; only "scrap iron"; no confidentiality; no breach clause.
| Item | What to confirm | Evidence | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business licence | Entity/scope/validity | Licence | None/out of scope |
| Commerce filing | Within 30 days of licence | Filing certificate | Not filed |
| Public-security filing | Production scrap metal within 15 days | Filing certificate | Not filed |
| Environmental/discharge | Dismantling/processing/treatment | Permit/EIA | No capability |
| Hazardous-waste licence | If hazardous waste involved | Operating licence | Unlicensed |
| Purchase contract | Name/quantity/specification/schedule/settlement | Contract | Missing items |
| Term/breach | Term/price/breach/termination | Contract | No term |
| Confidentiality | Customer drawings/data/brand | NDA/clause | No confidentiality |
Qualification/contract is editorial; the Renewable Resource Recovery Measures, licences, contracts and authority requirements control.
How should viewing, weighing and pricing be accepted?
Viewing: confirm recyclable/non-recyclable, impurities/moisture, hazardous/prohibited items; sample/assay non-ferrous metals where needed. Weighing: calibrate weighbridges/scales; the ticket should show vehicle number/time/gross/tare/net/handler; for precious/high-value scrap use two-person weighing, photos/video and seals. Pricing: by category/grade/market index/comparison/auction/long-term agreement, with a clear basis (tax-inclusive/exclusive, freight, processing fee, impurity/moisture deduction); price adjustments need evidence/approval. Anti-fraud: segregate viewing, pricing, weighing, release and collection duties; rotate/review periodically; flag abnormally low prices or a single long-term customer.
Acceptance checks: viewing record; sampling/assay; weighbridge calibration; ticket; two-person; photos; pricing basis; tax basis; deduction; approval; segregation of duties. Common gaps: no viewing; no weighing; pile estimation; one person does all; no calibration; verbal price; arbitrary deduction; no rotation.
| Step | What to do | Evidence | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viewing | Category/impurities/moisture/prohibited items | Viewing record | No viewing |
| Sampling/assay | Non-ferrous/high value | Assay report | Grade estimated |
| Weighing | Calibration/gross/tare/net | Weighbridge ticket | No weighing |
| Two-person/photos | High value/exception | Photos/video | One person |
| Pricing | Index/comparison/auction/agreement | Quote/approval | Ad hoc |
| Basis | Tax/freight/processing/deduction | Contract/quote | Unclear basis |
| Segregation of duties | Viewing/pricing/weighing/release/collection | Authority/records | One person does all |
| Review | Low price/single customer/exception | Review record | Never reviewed |
Weighing/pricing is editorial; contracts, measurement policy, market prices and company authority control.
How should transfer, gate release and ledgers be accepted?
Industrial solid waste requires a management ledger recording type, quantity, destination, storage, utilisation/disposal; segregate collection and storage, prohibit mixing into household waste; cross-province transfer requires approval. Scrap leaving the site requires a gate pass/release note stating category, quantity, vehicle number, driver, recycler, destination, time, handler/approver; the gatehouse checks the weighbridge ticket/contract/release note to prevent overloading, concealment or plate swapping. Transfer records/manifests (where applicable) must correspond to the batch; the ledger must reconcile with weighbridge tickets, invoices, collections and inventory/output. Hazardous waste follows separate manifests/licences and must not be mixed into the general scrap ledger.
Acceptance checks: ledger; type/quantity/destination; storage; cross-province approval; gate pass; vehicle/driver; gatehouse check; transfer record; reconciliation; hazardous separation. Common gaps: no ledger; no gate pass; overloading/concealment; ledger mismatch; no cross-province approval; hazardous waste mixed in.
| Item | What to do | Evidence | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management ledger | Type/quantity/destination/storage/utilization-disposal | Ledger | No ledger |
| Segregated storage | Zoning/labels/anti-mixing | Site | Mixed piles |
| Cross-province transfer | Approval as required | Approval | Not approved |
| Gate pass | Category/quantity/vehicle/destination | Release note | No note |
| Gatehouse check | Ticket/contract/release note | Gate record | Vehicle only |
| Transfer record | Batch/destination/receipt | Record/manifest | Broken chain |
| Reconciliation | Ledger/ticket/invoice/collection | Reconciliation | Mismatch |
| Hazardous separation | Hazardous manifest/licence | Manifest | Mixed in |
Transfer/ledger is editorial; the Solid Waste Law, 2026 Action Plan, Hazardous Waste Catalogue and authority requirements control.
How should invoicing, collection and tax be accepted?
Scrap sales should be invoiced/receipted per tax rules, with item/quantity/amount/tax rate matching the contract, weighbridge ticket and settlement; payment should go to the recycler's corporate account, and personal accounts/cash should generally be rejected (any exception needs authorisation, explanation, anti-money-laundering and integrity review); contract flow, goods flow, funds flow and invoice flow should be consistent. "Reverse invoicing" by resource-recycling enterprises to natural-person sellers is a specific policy arrangement and should not be applied without confirming the conditions; invoice method, tax rate, simplified/general taxation, red-letter/allowance should follow the competent tax authority and the contract. Scrap revenue must be booked; off-book "small treasuries" are prohibited.
Acceptance checks: invoice; item/quantity/amount; tax rate; four-flow consistency; corporate account; cash/personal account; reverse invoicing applicability; red-letter; booking; off-book. Common gaps: no invoice; shadow contract; personal collection; off-book; wrong tax rate; arbitrary red-letter.
| Item | What to confirm | Evidence | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invoice | Item/quantity/amount/tax rate | Invoice | No invoice |
| Four-flow consistency | Contract/goods/funds/invoice | Contract/ticket/bank | Shadow contract |
| Collection account | Corporate account | Bank statement | Personal account |
| Cash | Generally not accepted/special authorisation | Authorisation/note | Cash deal |
| Reverse invoicing | Only where policy applies | Tax position | Self-applied |
| Red-letter/allowance | Basis/confirmation | Red invoice | Arbitrary |
| Booking | Revenue/cost/tax | Accounts | Off-book |
| Reconciliation | Invoice/ticket/collection | Reconciliation | Mismatch |
Invoice/collection is editorial; tax law, invoice rules, competent-tax-authority positions and company finance policy control.
How should environment, safety and the site be accepted?
Scrap storage/dismantling/baling should have measures against spreading, loss and leakage; no open dumping, illegal dumping or burning; waste oil/liquid/batteries/lamps/oily rags and other hazardous waste should be separately collected and stored/transferred/disposed per hazardous-waste requirements; scrap areas should have labels, fire access and protection against falls/cuts/dust; dismantling/cutting/baling requires permits/training/PPE; transport vehicles should prevent spillage and be checked for covering/securing before leaving. The 2026 Action Plan emphasises source reduction, process control, end-of-pipe utilisation and whole-chain harmless management; "sold it" is not "compliant disposal".
Acceptance checks: three protections; zoning; labels; fire; hazardous waste; work permits; PPE; vehicles; spillage; burning/illegal dumping. Common gaps: open storage; leakage; mixed storage; no labels; cutting without permit; vehicle spillage; burning.
| Item | What to do | Evidence | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three protections | Anti-spreading/loss/leakage | Site | Open storage |
| Zoning/labels | General/hazardous/recyclable | Labels | Mixed |
| Fire | Access/extinguishers/no ignition | Inspection | Blocked |
| Hazardous waste | Separate collection/storage/transfer | Manifest | Mixed in |
| Work permit | Cutting/baling/dismantling | Permit/training | No permit |
| PPE | Gloves/eye/dust/cut protection | Issue record | Not worn |
| Vehicles | Covering/securing/anti-spillage | Gate check | Spillage |
| Prohibited | No dumping/burning/mixing with household waste | Inspection | Burning |
Environment/safety is editorial; the Solid Waste Law, 2026 Action Plan, Hazardous Waste Catalogue, licences and company policy control.
How should confidentiality and integrity be accepted?
Scrap may contain customer drawings/samples/moulds/fixtures, hard drives/servers/equipment with data, branded packaging, unpublished products, and precious metals/copper/aluminium. Do: identify and separately handle customer-owned/IP-bearing scrap; degauss/destroy data storage media and obtain a destruction certificate; shred/destroy drawings/samples; sign NDA/confidentiality clauses with recyclers; use two-person control, CCTV and inventory/difference analysis for precious/high-value scrap; segregate procurement/warehouse/gatehouse/finance duties; onboard/compare/rotate recyclers and maintain a blacklist; integrity commitments/reporting channels; review abnormally low prices, a single long-term recycler and frequent price changes. Customer scrap must not be sold as the company's own.
Acceptance checks: customer-owned material; IP identification; data destruction; NDA; precious metals; two-person; CCTV; segregation of duties; comparison/rotation; reporting; exception review. Common gaps: customer drawings leak; hard drives sold; no precious-metal inventory; one person prices; single long-term recycler; no reporting.
| Item | What to do | Evidence | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer-owned material | Identify/separate/customer consent | List/confirmation | Sold as own |
| IP/drawings | Identify/shred/destroy | Destruction record | Leak |
| Data media | Degauss/destroy/certificate | Certificate | Sold directly |
| NDA | Recycler confidentiality/breach | NDA | None |
| Precious metals | Two-person/CCTV/inventory/difference | Inventory | No inventory |
| Segregation of duties | Procurement/warehouse/gate/finance | Authority | One person does all |
| Comparison/rotation | Multiple/periodic rotation | Comparison/review | Single long-term |
| Integrity | Commitment/reporting/review | Record | No channel |
Confidentiality/integrity is editorial; contracts, NDAs, data-security/IP policy and company integrity policy control.
How should the website page be written, and what must not be published?
Suggested sections: (1) recyclable/non-recyclable/hazardous categories; (2) recycler onboarding/filing/contract; (3) viewing/weighing/pricing/approval; (4) transfer/gate release/ledger; (5) invoice/collection; (6) environment/safety/confidentiality/integrity; (7) contact/version/update date. The public page explains "segregation, qualifications, process, weighing, gate release and boundaries", and does not publish recycler names/quotes/contracts, customer lists/scrap sources, specific prices/discounts, precious-metal inventory, access-control/CCTV details or unpublished disposal channels; transactions are handled in the supplier portal/controlled system.
The English page should use consistent terms (scrap, recyclable materials, recycler, business licence, commerce filing, public-security filing, weighbridge ticket, gate pass, transfer record, ledger, hazardous waste, destruction certificate) and state the cut-off date. It can link to equipment-decommissioning, hazardous-waste, returnable-packaging, customer-supplied-material, supplier-cooperation and procurement-records pages, but must not become a "scrap collection" advertisement.
| Section | What to write | Evidence | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segregation | Recyclable/non-recyclable/hazardous | Segregation list | Only "scrap" |
| Recycler | Qualification/filing/contract | Licence/contract | Unqualified |
| Weighing/pricing | Viewing/ticket/index/approval | Ticket/quote | Pile estimate |
| Transfer/gate | Ledger/release/gate | Gate pass | No record |
| Invoice/collection | Four-flow/corporate account | Invoice/bank | Personal collection |
| Environment/safety | Three protections/hazardous/permit | Site/permit | Mixed piles |
| Confidentiality/integrity | Customer material/IP/data/reporting | NDA/record | Drawing leak |
| Public boundary | No recycler/price/customer | Access control | Publish all |
The page structure is editorial; public statements must be true and verifiable, and regulations, licences, contracts and company policy control.
Go-live acceptance checklist
Ten checks: segregation/hazardous separation; recycler qualification/filing; contract terms; viewing/weighing/pricing; approval/segregation of duties; transfer/gate/ledger; invoice/collection; environment/safety; confidentiality/integrity; public boundary/version. Each needs an owner, evidence and review date. The pass standard is not "the page says scrap collection", but that procurement/EHS/finance/gatehouse can segregate, onboard, weigh, price, release, invoice and review per the page, and customers/auditors can trace each batch's destination.
Before go-live, run one real (redacted) batch through: segregation → recycler onboarding → contract → viewing → weighing → pricing → approval → gate release → ledger → invoice → collection. Then simulate hazardous waste mixed in, customer-drawing scrap, an abnormally low price and vehicle concealment to see whether the page and policy work.
| Check | Pass standard | Evidence | If failed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segregation/hazardous | Segregation list/hazardous separation | List/site | Correct |
| Recycler qualification | Licence/commerce/public-security/environment | Licences | Replace |
| Contract | Name/quantity/specification/schedule/settlement | Contract | Sign |
| Viewing/weighing | Viewing/calibration/ticket/two-person | Ticket/photos | Reweigh |
| Pricing/approval | Index/comparison/authority/segregation | Quote/approval | Review |
| Transfer/gate | Ledger/release/gate/destination | Gate pass | Record |
| Invoice/collection | Four-flow/corporate account | Invoice/bank | Correct |
| Environment/safety | Three protections/hazardous/permit/PPE | Site/record | Correct |
| Confidentiality/integrity | Customer material/IP/data/reporting | NDA/record | Accountability |
| Public boundary | No recycler/price/customer | Access control | Take down |
The acceptance list is editorial; regulations, licences, contracts and company policy control.
Who should read it, who should not, and what decisions does it support?
For procurement, EHS, finance, internal-control, warehouse, gatehouse and website teams at equipment, electronics, automotive-parts, medical-device, hardware, chemical, packaging and export manufacturers in Changzhou and nearby; also for companies building a scrap disposal page, being asked by customers/auditors for scrap destinations, or facing "mixed scrap, undervalued sales, customer drawing leaks, no gate records". Not for teams that do not generate industrial scrap, or that want one page to replace environmental/tax/legal/asset-valuation advice.
Read it if: building a scrap page; only writing "scrap collection"; no segregation; hazardous waste mixed in; unqualified recyclers; no contract; no viewing/weighing; one person prices/releases; no gate pass; ledger mismatch; personal collection; customer drawings leak. Not suitable if: treating "sold" as "compliant disposal"; treating "customer scrap" as "company scrap"; treating "low price" as "saving"; publishing recycler/price/customer information. Supports: segregation, qualification, contract, weighing/pricing, transfer/gate, ledger, invoice, environment/safety, confidentiality/integrity and page wording self-checks.
FAQ
Is scrap/recyclable material solid waste?
Industrial scrap/recyclable material generated in production is generally industrial solid waste and should be included in the management ledger, segregated, stored and utilised/disposed of as required; where listed in the National Hazardous Waste Catalogue or identified as hazardous, it is managed as hazardous waste. Renewable resources (scrap metal, paper, plastics, glass, etc.) can be recycled, but collection/storage/transport/treatment must still meet pollution-prevention requirements; "recyclable" does not mean it can be mixed or dumped.
What qualifications/filings does a recycler need?
At least a business licence covering the scope; the Measures for the Administration of Renewable Resource Recovery require filing with the commerce authority within 30 days of obtaining the licence; enterprises recycling production scrap metal and operators of non-production scrap metal must also file with the county-level public-security authority within 15 days of obtaining the licence. Where dismantling/processing/treatment is involved, check environmental/pollutant-discharge permits; where hazardous waste is involved, a hazardous-waste operating licence is required. The current effective version and authority requirements control.
Why is public-security filing required for production scrap metal?
The Measures for the Administration of Renewable Resource Recovery set public-security filing and transaction registration for production scrap metal to prevent stolen/illegal-source material from entering the stream. Producers should sell to qualified recyclers under a purchase contract specifying name, quantity, specification, collection schedule and settlement; recyclers must register the item name/quantity/specification/condition and the selling entity/handler information, and report stolen or suspected items to the police.
What records are needed for scrap to leave the site?
At least a gate pass/release note (category, quantity, vehicle number, driver, recycler, destination, time, handler/approver), weighbridge/measurement record, contract/order and transfer/ledger record; the gatehouse checks the ticket/contract/release note to prevent overloading, concealment or plate swapping. The industrial solid-waste ledger should record type, quantity, destination, storage and utilisation/disposal; hazardous waste follows separate manifests/licences. The ledger should reconcile with tickets, invoices, collections and inventory/output.
Can scrap be mixed into household waste?
No. The 2026 Solid Waste Comprehensive Governance Action Plan expressly prohibits placing industrial solid waste into household-waste collection facilities; hazardous waste must not be mixed into general scrap or household waste. Companies should segregate, label, store, transfer, utilise and dispose of it as required; cross-province transfer requires approval.
Should the website publish recyclers, prices and customer scrap?
Usually not specific recycler names/quotes/contracts, customer lists/scrap sources, prices/discounts, precious-metal inventory, access-control/CCTV details or unpublished disposal channels. The public page can explain segregation, qualification requirements, contract/weighing/pricing principles, transfer/gate/ledger, environment/safety/confidentiality/integrity and a contact window; transactions are handled in the supplier portal/controlled system.
One-sentence takeaway
The scrap/recyclable-materials disposal page on a Changzhou manufacturer's website is not about "someone collects the scrap"; it is about turning segregation/hazardous separation, recycler qualification/filing, contract, viewing/weighing/pricing, approval/segregation of duties, transfer/gate/ledger, invoice/collection, environment/safety, confidentiality/integrity and public boundaries into a checkable list, so procurement/EHS/finance/gatehouse can dispose of each batch per the page and customers/auditors can trace its destination.
Research method and limitations
This article is a summary of public rules and page method, not environmental, tax, legal or asset-valuation advice. It uses no unpublished recycler, price, customer, scrap-inventory or contract data; the tables and acceptance items are editorial and not compliance conclusions. The State Council's Solid Waste Comprehensive Governance Action Plan (2026), the Measures for the Administration of Renewable Resource Recovery (published 2007) and the State Council policy briefing; specific legal obligations follow the Solid Waste Pollution Prevention and Control Law, the National Hazardous Waste Catalogue, licences, contracts and authority findings. This article does not decide whether any specific scrap classification/recycler qualification/pricing/disposal is compliant; companies should review item by item.
Sources and basis
Current to 2026-11-08; the official pages below control.
- State Council Solid Waste Comprehensive Governance Action Plan (2026): gov.cn. Industrial solid-waste source reduction, management ledgers, segregated collection/storage, ban on mixing into household waste, cross-province transfer approval and renewable-resource recycling.
- Measures for the Administration of Renewable Resource Recovery (MOFCOM and others, 2007 Order No. 8): gov.cn. Recycler filing, public-security filing for production scrap metal, purchase contracts and transaction registration.
- State Council policy briefing on the Solid Waste Comprehensive Governance Action Plan: gov.cn. Policy positions on source reduction, process control, end-of-pipe utilisation and whole-chain harmless management.