There are two main sources of e-waste in China: domestic e-waste and imported e-waste. To be honest, to predict e-waste amount is not easy because it covers variations in the scope. In China, The estimated numbers of unwanted refrigerators and washing machines are with the volumes of 9.8 and 12.7 million units respectively in 2011 while the estimated quantities of discarded TVs and waste air conditioners around 40 million units and 19.6 millions units separately. At the same time, the amount of waste computers is around 66.7 millions units. For the imported e-waste, roughly 70% of world’s e-waste ends up in China and only small village Guiyu receives 50 million tonnes every year. Just imagine every 10 phones, computers and other electronic devices we throw away, 7 of them will be arriving to China and almost of 5 of them will be handled by informal collectors. and e-waste in the picture is just very tiny part of the e-waste in China.
Jefferies, Duncan. "50m Tonnes of E-waste Generated Every Year – and It Is Increasing." Theguardian. PHILIPS, 2 Apr. 2014. Web. 21 Nov. 2014. <http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fsustainable-business%2F50m-tonnes-ewaste-designers-manufacturers-recyclers-electronic-junk>.
Jefferies, Duncan. "50m Tonnes of E-waste Generated Every Year – and It Is Increasing." Theguardian. PHILIPS, 2 Apr. 2014. Web. 21 Nov. 2014. <http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fsustainable-business%2F50m-tonnes-ewaste-designers-manufacturers-recyclers-electronic-junk>.