How effective are WEEE policies in China? A strategy evaluation through a PMC-index model with content analysis

IF 9.8 1区 社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2024-09-21 DOI:10.1016/j.eiar.2024.107672
Li Wang , Kaihan Cai , Qingbin Song , Xianlai Zeng , Wenyi Yuan , Jinhui Li
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Worldwide, policies play a critical role in establishing a sound management system for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). However, under the guidance of existing policies, WEEE in China still faces the problems of an imperfect management system and a low collection rate. Currently, there is a lack of quantitative evaluation of China's WEEE policies. This study firstly presents a novel approach by combining the Policy Modeling Consistency Index (PMC-Index) model and a content analysis model to quantify the consistency of 103 WEEE policies. Among these, 12 sample policies were selected and analyzed from 10 aspects, and a three-dimensional analysis framework was constructed for revealing the policy emphasis on the WEEE industry. The results showed that China's WEEE policies were evaluated favorably on 7 out of 10 variables, have a good external environment and coved a wide range of economic, institutional, and technological areas. However, lack of multiple governmental departments cooperation and target planning are the main problems of existing policies. The collection stage is crucial for the entire WEEE industry, but governmental authority should be strengthened. This study proposes the coordinated release of policies with short-, medium-, and long-term objectives for multiple governmental departments. Establishing one WEEE monitoring, and control platform is also essential. This study is expected to provide scientific evidence and recommendations for China's WEEE policy formulation and optimization.

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中国废旧电子电器设备政策的有效性如何?通过 PMC 指数模型和内容分析进行策略评估
在世界范围内,政策对于建立健全废弃电器电子产品(WEEE)管理体系起着至关重要的作用。然而,在现有政策的指导下,中国的废弃电器电子产品仍然面临着管理体系不完善、收集率低的问题。目前,中国还缺乏对废弃电器电子产品政策的定量评估。本研究首先提出了一种新颖的方法,即结合政策建模一致性指数(PMC-Index)模型和内容分析模型,对 103 项 WEEE 政策的一致性进行量化。其中,选取了 12 项政策样本,从 10 个方面进行分析,构建了揭示 WEEE 产业政策重点的三维分析框架。结果表明,在 10 个变量中,有 7 个变量对中国的 WEEE 政策评价较好,具有良好的外部环境,涉及经济、制度、技术等多个领域。然而,缺乏多部门合作和目标规划是现有政策存在的主要问题。收集阶段对整个废弃电器电子产品产业至关重要,但政府部门的权威性有待加强。本研究建议多个政府部门协调发布具有短期、中期和长期目标的政策。建立统一的废弃电子电器设备监测和控制平台也是必不可少的。本研究有望为中国废弃电器电子产品政策的制定和优化提供科学依据和建议。
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期刊介绍: Environmental Impact Assessment Review is an interdisciplinary journal that serves a global audience of practitioners, policymakers, and academics involved in assessing the environmental impact of policies, projects, processes, and products. The journal focuses on innovative theory and practice in environmental impact assessment (EIA). Papers are expected to present innovative ideas, be topical, and coherent. The journal emphasizes concepts, methods, techniques, approaches, and systems related to EIA theory and practice.
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