Posts of Household Appliances

China issues national standard setting out recyclability rate calculation method, chemical use restrictions for appliances

POPs Energy Label / MEPS VOC Circular Economy Ozone Depletion Chemical Substances (Products) Product Designs Container/Packaging Household Appliances

On Aug. 23, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation issued a mandatory national standard titled “Household and Similar Electrical Appliances—Energy Saving and Environment Protection Specification” (GB 44499-2024), which will …

Indonesia’s new regulation requiring sorting, collection and processing of specific types of trash, including WEEE and used batteries

EPR Circular Economy Wastes (Products) Container/Packaging Wastes (Factory) Batteries Household Appliances IT Equipments Office Equipments Cosmetics Detergents Fertilizers Paint

On July 4, 2024, the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 9/2024 on Management of Trash Containing Hazardous Substances and Hazardous Waste was promulgated in Indonesia. The …

China publishes draft bans on 8 mercury-added products, dental amalgam based on amendments to Minamata Convention

The production, import and export of the eight items of mercury-added products would be prohibited from Dec. 31, 2025.

Mercury Chemical Substances (Products) Household Appliances Medical Products and Equipments

On June 28, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published draft regulations on eight items of mercury-added products, including mercury vacuum pumps, and on dental amalgam to seek comments …

Chinese industrial association publishes draft standard for recycled plastics used in home appliances

The draft sets out requirements for recycled plastics, including restricted substances and product labeling requirements.

Draft Circular Economy Chemical Substances (Products) Product Designs Household Appliances Plastics

On May 8, 2024, the China Household Electrical Appliances Association published a draft of an association standard called the Technical Specifications of Recycled Plastics for the Household Electrical Appliances. The …