Series Report of Sino-European SustainableTransition towards Circular Economy Published by: As a federally owned enterprise, GIZ supports the German Governmentin achieving itsobjectives in the field of international cooperation forsustainable development. Published by:Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Registered officesBonn and Eschborn, Germany Project: Waste to Resource:Upgrading the Value Chain of Packaging Waste Through Improving Collection and Recycling in ChinaCommissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economy Cooperation and Development (BMZ)Funded by developPPP.de programme Responsible:QIANMingyu,TeamLeader,Environment and Circular Economy Team, GIZ East Asia AddressTayuan Diplomatic Office Building 2-5, No. 14, Liangmahe South Road, Chaoyang District100600 Beijing, P.R. ChinaT+86 10 8725 5180Ecircular-economy@giz.de,mingyu.qian@giz.deIcircular-economy-cooperation.com Editor:XUYunyun,Environment and Circular Economy Team, GIZ East Asia Photo sources:Unsplash On behalf of German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Printed on 100% recycled paper,certified to FSC standards. Beijing,2024 About the project “Waste to Resource: Upgrading the Value Chain ofPackaging Waste Through ImprovingCollectionand Recycling in China”is commissioned by the Federal Ministry forEconomicCooperation and Development(BMZ)develoPPP Programme.The project isimpelemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, incooperatingwith Henkel, Tetra Pak, Tomra, UPM Raflatac and Nongfu Spring. The projectaims to increase the recycling rate of packaging waste in China by promoting an advancedwaste segregation and collection system, and to upgrade the value chain of packagingwaste (plastic and carton) by exploring different recycling approaches. The full report is protected by copyright. As of the publication of this study, GIZ and the respective authorshave carefully studied andchecked the data and information contained in the publication, but do not makeany kind of guarantee for the correctness and completeness of the contents and comments contained therein.The publisher of the external information referred to in this report is responsible for the content and GIZdoes not accept any liability for such content. Table ofContents List of Abbreviations......................................................................................................................................................1Preface..................................................................................................................................................................................21. Material Flow Analysis............................................................................................................................................31.1 Packaging Production and Packaging Waste Generation.................................................31.2 Collection of Packaging Waste.........................................................................................41.3 Recycling of Packaging Waste.........................................................................................62. Outlook.............................................................................................................................................................................72.1 Prospect of Collection and Recycling..............................................................................72.2 Impacts of the Latest European Policies.........................................................................82.3 Present Challenges...........................................................................................................92.4 Recommendations to Industry........................................................................................10 ListofAbbreviations Preface 1.Material Flow Analysis 1.1PackagingProductionandPackagingWasteGeneration 1.2Collectionof PackagingWaste 1.3Recyclingof PackagingWaste 2.Outlook 2.1Prospect ofCollection andRecycling • • • • 2.2Impacts of the LatestEuropeanPolicies • 2.3Present Challenges • • • • 2.4Recommendations to Industry • • • • Contact Us Dr. Qian MingyuTeam Leader, Environment and Circular Economy Team, GIZ East AsiaAddress: Tayuan Diplomatic Office Building 2-5, No.14, Liangmahe South Road,Chaoyang District, 100600 Beijing, P.R. ChinaE-mail: circular-economy@giz.de / mingyu.qian@giz.de