According to the “China Resources Comprehensive Utilization Annual Report (2012)” recently released by the National Development and Reform Commission, the waste plastic recycling industry has grown into an indispensable resource-based environmental protection industry for economic development. Waste plastics as a renewable resource have been It has become an important part of China's comprehensive utilization of resources and has contributed to the improvement of the utilization rate of petroleum resources and the reduction of environmental pollution.

It is reported that China's current consumption of synthetic resin amounts to 70 million tons, and its self-sufficiency rate is 73.8%. The rest must be met by imports. The recycling of waste plastics can effectively alleviate the contradiction of insufficient supply of raw materials. At the same time, China's annual waste of plastics has reached more than 30 million tons. If it cannot be recycled effectively, it will put pressure on the environment. In addition, the recycling of waste plastics is equivalent to improving the efficiency of oil resource utilization. According to reports, since 2006, China has recovered 120 million tons of recycled plastics, equivalent to saving 360 million tons of crude oil.

Today, China has become the world's largest recycling and recycling of waste plastics. In addition to the five general-purpose plastics and polyesters, there are also many high-performance and high-quality engineering plastics such as nylon, polycarbonate, plexiglass, polyoxymethylene, PVB (polyvinyl butyral) films, and fluorine. Plastic and so on. After years of development, considerable progress has been made in the recycling and recycling of waste plastics. The application of new technologies and the development of new products have received more and more attention. The environmental protection facilities of enterprises have been gradually improved, secondary pollution has been effectively controlled, and the industry has been scattered. The bad situation has changed a lot. The plastic recycling industry is developing from low quality, high energy consumption to high quality, low energy consumption, multiple varieties, fine classification, and high-tech applications. At the same time, the plastic recycling processing and trading market is gradually moving toward standardized operations, the degree of industrial aggregation is increasing, and the conditions for large-scale development are maturing. The recycling and recycling industry of waste plastics is developing in the direction of scale, intensive, and park development, and basically forms a comprehensive utilization pattern based on large- and medium-sized plastics recycling and recycling enterprises, and a waste plastics professional trading market.

According to Cao Yu, executive vice chairman of the China Plastics Processing Industry Association, there are currently more than 10,000 manufacturing enterprises engaged in the processing of waste plastics. Large and medium-sized enterprises are becoming the main players in the waste plastics industry. The amount of recycled plastic waste accounts for total recycling. More than 40% of the amount. Most of these enterprises are located in the coastal areas where plastics processing is developed. There are relatively stable sources and sales channels for waste plastics, with concentrated resources, high profits, good economic returns, and strong market competitiveness. Moreover, the plastics classification technology and equipment production line of these enterprises is relatively advanced, the processing cost is low, and the efficiency is high. Waste plastics can be processed in a large-scale and centralized manner, and the environmental protection facilities are relatively complete.

While making remarkable achievements, China's waste plastic recycling industry also has problems that cannot be ignored. According to Guan Aiguo, director of the Office of Recycling Resources Management at China National Supply and Marketing Co., there are still relevant regulatory regulations, market plans, and lack of product standards in China's recycling of waste plastics. To promote the healthy development of the recycling and recycling industry of waste plastics in China, it is necessary to further improve the relevant regulations, policies and taxation systems, vigorously promote technological innovation, and improve the efficiency of recycling and the level of innocent treatment.