Administrative policies and regulations for motor vehicles recovery in China: On the principle of extend producer responsibility

Today, China has become one of the largest counties of automobile production and consumption. The automobile recovery issues will be a challenge and an opportunity for Chinese automotive industry in the near future. The EU´s environmental directives on products have a profound influence on Chinese manufacturing industry in considering extended producer responsibility (EPR) and sustainable manufacturing. This paper will introduce the development of administrative policies and regulations for automobile recovery in China on the context of EPR principle. The concepts of EPR in China will be reviewed, as well.