 "China to recycle 350 milllion tonnes of waste resources by 2020")
China is expected to recycle 350 million tonnes of waste resources including steel, non-ferrous metals, plastic and paper annually by 2020, an official guideline issued here said.
The guideline was jointly released by ministries of industry and information technology, commerce and science and technology.
China will develop a sophisticated system for renewable resources, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
By 2020, China will use 150 million tonnes of waste steel and 18 million tonnes of waste non-ferrous metals annually, according to a plan included in the guideline.
The country also aims to recycle 23 million tonnes of waste plastic and half of all its waste paper by 2020 annually, it said.
The guideline was jointly released by ministries of industry and information technology, commerce and science and technology.
China will develop a sophisticated system for renewable resources, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
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The country also aims to recycle 23 million tonnes of waste plastic and half of all its waste paper by 2020 annually, it said.
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