Electric recycling and dismantling development prospects are difficult

Just one month after the "home appliances going to the countryside" policy, the "cheat supplement" farce triggered by the "energy-saving subsidy" policy was again staged. The home appliance sales market suffering from policy-dependent diseases appeared to be desolate in 2013. If no new policies are introduced, how can companies stimulate consumption in the face of an already saturated market? Obviously, the elimination of old machines and the purchase of new machines is an obvious market rule, but the test is the immaturity of the home appliance recycling industry. Unsustainable.

Since the end of December 31, 2011, China’s home appliance companies did not directly participate in the recycling process. Due to thin profits, recycling of old household appliances did not form a scale industry. Professional dismantling companies still have dismantling. Insufficient supply, low profits and other issues, and a large number of old appliances can not be recycled, the market demand for new products is not large, sales companies are also difficult to develop, such a vicious cycle is ongoing.

In order to alleviate this dilemma, the state has repeatedly introduced a subsidy policy to support old home appliance recycling companies. Now there are 21 companies that are eligible for subsidies, but experts believe that in addition to subsidy, home appliance manufacturing companies should also actively participate in this. Facilitate the development of the entire industry chain."

Recycling Consumers of Old Electrical Appliances Mr. Lei does not know how to deal with the situation that old TV recycling companies at home are difficult to achieve. The current “replacement for old” policy lasted for four years until December 31, 2011, and was officially ended. This policy was introduced. It is also the support of the relevant state departments to the home appliance market and the recycling of old electrical appliances. During the implementation of the policy, consumers have greatly improved the concept of handling old appliances. “I used to think that the old appliances were sold to second-hand vendors. They did not care about how they dealt with them. They did not understand the recycling process.” Mr. Lei, who lives in Chaoyang District of Beijing, told reporters that through understanding and participating in the policy, he Learned about the potential safety hazards caused by the use of scrap electrical appliances. “If you throw away at random, it will also cause environmental pollution.”

There are many people who share the same ideas as Mr. Lei, but more people have yet to recognize this aspect. Consumers are interested in the policy that the old appliances have a higher subsidy than the second-hand appliances, but in any case, the implementation of the policy. During the period, recycling companies used a lot of old appliances, and home appliance sales companies also vigorously developed new markets. However, in the year after the end of the policy, the recycling of old electrical appliances has returned to the original cold state.

It is not difficult to find a careful analysis of the reasons for the difficulty in balancing the interests of various parties. It is difficult for the electric appliance recycling industry to get on track and develop healthily. This is mainly due to the difficulty in balancing the interests of all parties. For the dismantling company, there are no old machine resources, and the operation of the company is difficult. Even if it can operate, the profit is also meagre. For recycling companies, in order to obtain more benefits, they do not transfer old appliances that have been recovered at low prices to dismantling companies, but instead resell them to consumers who are in need. “We cannot make money for the dismantling company.” The owner of an old recycling shop in Beijing told reporters that if consumers only have one old appliance to sell, it is not affected by the cost. He generally does not send people to pick up parts. “Generally I give Old appliances change parts and then sell them again, which makes more money."

For consumers, during the implementation of the policy, as long as they go to the government-designated home appliance store to purchase new products and fill in the “renewal” application form, they can wait for the door-to-door identification of the staff. After the identification is completed, the recycling company will remove the old appliances. Consumers can also receive the appropriate amount of subsidy from home appliance stores. However, after the "replacement of old" policy was over, more consumers could only sell used home appliances to second-hand vendors. "Given the protection of the environment, I am willing to give old appliances directly to the dismantling company, but it is very difficult for an ordinary consumer to understand the information of these companies." Mr. Lei believes that this process will be very troublesome.

It is also due to the above reasons that China's home appliances recycling industry has not been able to become bigger and stronger, and has to rely on government subsidies to survive.

The old-for-new enterprises will not be able to recapture the market with old appliances, and new electrical products will not be able to occupy the market. This saturation is also very unfavorable for home appliance production and sales companies. By the end of 2011, the old-fashioned trade-in policy ended. In the first half of 2012, where no policy support was provided, all home appliance manufacturing and sales companies felt the ambiguity brought about by market saturation. Xu Dongsheng, secretary-general of the China Household Electrical Appliances Association, once stated that consumer electronics market demand is becoming saturated, and home appliance manufacturers must open up new markets to survive and develop.

How to do? Support for the recycling of old home appliances is undoubtedly a good way to get the market, but the reporter learned that China's home appliance manufacturers and sales stores rarely participate in the processing link, generally only the "new for the old" activities of the recycling Fight the market.

“Dazhong Electric is now conducting trade-in activities.” Liu Shuang, manager of sales and marketing for Dazhong Electric Kitchen & Kitchen, told reporters that consumers would fill in the replacement card with Dazhong Electric, and they could use this card to purchase new products. The staff would come to the door. Detect and remove old hood cookers. It is understood that the old electrical appliances recovered in this activity will be handled by Dazhong Electric, but the staff did not disclose the specific treatment.

Similarly, Gree air-conditioning is also traded. “Our old-fashioned exchange is not the same as the previous national policy.” Wu Qiaomei, head of marketing division of Gree Air-conditioner Beijing Branch, explained to reporters that old Gree air conditioners recovered from Gree need more than 15 years of old Gree air conditioners that can be used normally and will not be removed after recycling. Solve the secondary use, will be displayed in Gree's stores, "This can not only achieve environmental protection, but also shows the quality of Gree's business."

If the government continues to circulate old electrical appliances for environmental protection grants, it will not only cause waste of electricity, but also cause many hidden dangers. If discarding is bound to harm the environment, some carcinogens will also affect human health. After recycling, copper, aluminum and other resources can also be used twice. This is undoubtedly the protection of the environment and human health. In order to encourage home appliance recycling companies to continue their development, the state has started to issue relevant subsidy policies.

On July 1st last year, the Administrative Measures for the Collection and Use of Waste Electrical and Electronic Product Handling Funds was formally implemented. The producers and importers of five types of products such as televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, and computers were required to be consignees or agents. Retired funds are levied, ranging from 7 yuan/unit to 13 yuan/station, while eligible dismantling companies can enjoy subsidies of 35 yuan/station to 85 yuan/station. It is understood that a total of 43 dismantling enterprises received this subsidy last year, while a few days ago, 21 companies were eligible for subsidies. It is reported that these 21 companies are located in Tianjin, Jilin, Shanghai and Shandong, and there are no new enterprises in Beijing. At present, only the first batch of Beijing Huaxin Luyuan Environmental Protection Industry Development Co., Ltd. has been shortlisted.

Experts call for manufacturers to participate in home appliances recycling It is understood that China's home appliance manufacturing enterprises rarely set up factories to recycle their own brand of old appliances. Many well-known home appliance companies have stated that as manufacturers, they should assume more social responsibilities, but there are indeed many difficulties, including costs and human resources. Lu Shenghua, a senior media person in the home appliance industry, said that the dismantling of old electrical appliances has a high technical content and ultimately requires the reuse of resources so as to avoid environmental pollution. China's environmental protection agencies have very strict approvals for dismantling companies, and are generally home appliance manufacturers and sales. It is difficult for companies to apply independently.

“But manufacturers and sales companies can participate in the recycling of old electrical appliances because they have advantages.” According to Lu Shenghua, manufacturing companies are familiar with the structure and design of their products, and can maximize the use of resources during the dismantling process. Sales companies have a number of electrical sales outlets, easy access to old electrical recycling information, which are of great help to the industry. “Although it is not easy to participate, the media should still call on manufacturing companies to take up this responsibility and obligation. This will not only bring more consumer markets to the company, but also protect the environment in the future.” Lu Shenghua believes that The recycling of old household appliances is a national action that requires the joint efforts of the entire society.