Although the average possession of small home appliances in China still has a considerable gap compared with more than 30 per household in Europe and the United States, as people’s quality of life continues to improve, the ownership of small household electrical appliances continues to increase. The rate of upgrading of product technology is also accelerating. The quality of small household electrical appliances varies greatly, and it is also one of the reasons for the rapid elimination of small household appliances. However, most of the small household electrical appliances are made of plastic materials. The number of metal parts that can be recycled is small and small. Recycling companies are not interested in. National subsidies are not covered. Recycling and dismantling also lacks standards, and most of the scrap small household electrical appliances cannot escape the fate of being disposed of. The waste of small household electrical appliances is harmful to the environment.

More than half a year has passed, and the status quo of recycling of small household appliances has not improved. But it is gratifying that more people in the industry are concerned about the development of the appliance recycling industry. At the two national conferences recently, the National People's Congress representative, Gree Electric Appliances chairman and president Dong Mingzhu submitted proposals to call for the establishment of a mandatory scrapping system for used appliances to improve legislation to promote the development of the electronic waste recycling industry, including: The government's recovery system Compulsory policies were issued, and through the establishment of a public recycling platform for e-waste, a recycling model for rewarding and encouraging the participation of all citizens was established, and a recycling system was established and improved; the government was recommended to set up a dedicated e-waste management department to be responsible for managing waste household appliances and electronic products. The entire process of recycling; using the law to clarify the "recycling, waste responsibility" of electrical users.

Another good news is that experts from the Renewable Energy Professional Committee of the China Resources Comprehensive Utilization Association disclosed to the media that relevant departments have been discussing the recycling policy of small household appliances. The first policy may be incorporated into mobile phones, and then gradually to microwave ovens, Water heaters and other small appliances expand.

Our neighbors have taken the lead. According to media reports, the Japan Small Appliances Recycling Act will be implemented in April. It includes 104 products in 21 categories, including mobile phones, computers, digital cameras, and electronic gas stoves. Relevant departments will be responsible for setting up recycling bins and transferring the recovered waste products to processors. The disposer will be responsible for extracting precious metals or rare metals such as gold and silver. In addition, the cost of setting up the recovery box will be borne by the government. The new measures will also impose necessary penalties on companies and individuals who have discarded small home appliances casually. The practitioners responsible for recycling should have the ability to dismantle the recycling of used small household appliances. Once they have passed the relevant national certification standards, they can directly engage in the recovery of small household appliances and other related work, canceling the restrictions that had previously been required by local governments.

Drawing on Japan’s experience, it can be seen that the government’s relevant departments should play an important role in promoting the recycling of discarded small household appliances. This can have a multiplier effect. Therefore, the relevant departments should introduce a recycling support policy as soon as possible to guide and encourage relevant enterprises to centralize the recycling of used small household appliances and dismantle them in a unified way, so as to establish a complete network system and maximize the changes in the situation of recycling of used small household appliances.