This year, the MOENV’s Resource Circulation Administration (RECA) is promoting, with the core concepts of zero waste and circular economy, the low-carbon transition of the resource circulation industry. Starting with over 700 regulated recycling and disposal businesses that handle recyclable waste, the RECA will complete a two-year program to assist these businesses in conducting greenhouse gas inventory. This initiative includes analyzing greenhouse gas emission hotspots, promoting carbon reduction technologies within the industry, establishing a carbon management model and creating green assets for the industry. The ultimate goal is to help the industry achieve a net-zero transition toward material sustainability along with manufacturing industries.
The RECA indicated that while recycling and disposal businesses are not among the first and second batches of organizations subject to mandatory carbon inventories announced by the MOENV, it had proactively decided to assist these businesses in conducting greenhouse gas inventories. This year, the RECA had organized ten briefings on organizational carbon inventory and eight training sessions for inventory personnel. These events covered topics such as global carbon reduction trends, future buyers’ requirements, and how companies should conduct in-house carbon inventories and management. They accelerated the training of sustainable carbon management personnel within the industry and helped establish the industry's own carbon inventory and management capabilities.
Based on the characteristics, processes, equipment, and raw materials (fuels) used in the waste recycling and disposal industry, the RECA has designed a customized carbon inventory tool called "Carbon Detectives" to help businesses complete reports quickly. The RECA has also collected information on relevant domestic and overseas carbon reduction technologies, categorized and compiled it into carbon reduction technology manuals based on industry characteristics. Additionally, it has created a series of "Sustainable Carbon Management and Inventory Cheat Sheets" to illustrate simple and easy-to-understand carbon management methods, promoting carbon reduction technologies across the entire industry and enhancing sustainable carbon management capabilities.
Through these efforts, the RECA has already provided assistance to 410 recycling and disposal businesses in conducting organizational carbon inventories, helping these businesses embark on the path to carbon reduction.
Sources：MOENV
