China — national standards for recycled plastics
再生塑料国家标准（GB/T 40006 系列及相关标准）
- Type
- Standard
- Jurisdiction
- China
- Current stage
- in application
- Impact
- medium
- Last verified change
- 30 Jul 2026
- Next date
- 1 Nov 2026 GB/T 47982-2026 (chain of custody for recycled plastics) takes effect.
Recommended national standards (GB/T) on recycled plastics, listed on the national standards information public service platform. They include identification and marking of recycled plastics (GB/T 45090-2024), requirements for the chain of custody management system of recycled plastics (GB/T 47982-2026) and testing and characterisation of mechanically recycled PP and PE (GB/T 47920-2026).
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Timeline of verified changes
- 30 Jul 2026GB/T 47982-2026, Requirements for the chain of custody managing system of recycled plastics, was issued on 30 July 2026 and takes effect on 1 November 2026.
Source quote (zh, with translation)
标准号 GB/T 47982-2026 发布日期 2026-07-30 实施日期 2026-11-01
English translation: Standard number GB/T 47982-2026; issue date 2026-07-30; implementation date 2026-11-01
- 2 Jul 2026GB/T 47920-2026 on testing and characterisation of mechanically recycled PP and PE recycled plastics, a modified adoption of ISO 5677:2023, was issued on 2 July 2026 and takes effect on 1 February 2027.
Source quote (zh, with translation)
标准号 GB/T 47920-2026 发布日期 2026-07-02 实施日期 2027-02-01
English translation: Standard number GB/T 47920-2026; issue date 2026-07-02; implementation date 2027-02-01
- 28 Nov 2024GB/T 45090-2024, Plastics — Identification and marking of recycled plastic, was issued on 28 November 2024 and took effect on 1 June 2025.
Source quote (zh, with translation)
标准号 GB/T 45090-2024 发布日期 2024-11-28 实施日期 2025-06-01
English translation: Standard number GB/T 45090-2024; issue date 2024-11-28; implementation date 2025-06-01