Sources of e-waste in China include both imports and domestic generation. The importing of e-waste was
formally banned by the government in 2000. However, administratively invisible flows of e-waste are still
thought to be finding their way into the country to meet the constant demand for cheap second-hand
products and raw materials for re-manufacturing [6, 7]. Meanwhile, domestic generation of e-waste has
risen rapidly as a result of technological and economic development. This section gives an overview of
EEE being put on the Chinese market, EEE stocks in Chinese households, quantity of domestic e-waste
and the transboundary import of e-waste into China.