China Targets 8 Trillion Yuan Recycling Industry by 2030

China aims to expand the output value of its resource-recycling industry to 8 trillion yuan ($1.2 trillion) by 2030, a 60% increase from 2025 levels, under a newly released national strategy.

The 15th Five-Year Plan for the circular economy highlights Beijing’s intensifying push to secure critical materials, cut carbon emissions and manage rising volumes of waste from the country’s fast-growing clean-energy and electric-vehicle industries.