Solid Waste Recycling & Disposal: Manufacturers, Resellers & Land Acquirers Risk Liability

October 02, 2005 | BY

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As the world's emerging powerhouse for production and consumption of electrical and electronic products, China has only recently developed a legal regime dealing with recycling and disposal of related solid waste. Who risks liability under China's new regulations and how does the country's solid waste regime compare to that in the EU?

By Neal Stender, Landon Prieur and Yan Zeng, Coudert Brothers, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing

Producers and resellers will soon be responsible for eventual disposal of their products, and land acquirers already face a higher risk of environmental liability, as we near the end of a key year in the development of China's environmental policies. Recent regulations on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling and disposal centers, by complementing other legal changes, have laid the groundwork for expected legislation that will make producers and resellers responsible for disassembly, recycling and proper disposal of WEEE and other solid waste sold in China.

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