Recycling Companies in Yunnan, China (2026 Directory, 152 listed)

This directory includes 152 recyclable resource recycling-related enterprises in Yunnan Province, covering categories such as scrap metal, scrap plastics, waste paper, and waste electrical and electronic equipment. The information comes from public disclosure channels of departments such as ecology and environment and commerce, including pollutant discharge permits, hazardous waste operating permits, EIA approvals, recyclable resource recycling operator filings, and enterprise credit information disclosures. It has been manually compared and consolidated and is for lead use only. It is suitable for nonferrous and secondary metal procurement, supply chain, logistics and warehousing, and industry research personnel. The directory does not constitute recognition of an enterprise's qualifications or performance capability; before cooperation, please rely on the latest official public disclosures and on-site verification.

1. Overview

• 152 companies related to recycling recorded in Yunnan
• 64 of them (42%) have a verifiable unified social credit code
• Cities: Kunming (26), Qujing (19), Yuxi (13), 红河哈尼族彝族自治州 (10), Baoshan (8)
• Company types: Recycler (106), Manufacturer (34), Smelter (4), Processor (4), Trader (4)

Data updated 22 September 2026.

2. Company list (40 of 152)

"Verifiable" = a unified social credit code for this company can be found in public Chinese registries. The full list of 152 companies is at https://www.guilinmetals.com/en/companies.

3. How to verify these companies

1. Business license: Check on the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System whether the business scope includes recyclable resource recycling and processing, and check for abnormal operation and administrative penalty records. 2. Hazardous waste operating permit: For those involving waste mineral oil, waste lead-acid batteries, and heavy metal-containing waste, this permit is issued by the provincial ecology and environment department; verify the permit number, category, scale, and validity period on the official website of the provincial ecology and environment department. 3. Pollutant discharge permit: Check on the National Pollutant Discharge Permit Management Information Platform whether the enterprise holds a permit, its industry category, validity period, and discharge outlets; pay attention if there is no permit or it is expired. 4. EIA and acceptance: Check whether the process and site in the EIA approval are consistent with the actual situation. 5. Filing and on-site check: Check the commerce department's recyclable resource recycling operator filing, then visit the site to see whether the cargo yard, weighbridge, fire protection, and hazardous waste temporary storage are adequately equipped.

4. What to watch out for

Enterprises in the directory are not equivalent to qualified suppliers. Common pitfalls: First, the registered address does not match the actual operating address, or the trader has no own site; second, qualifications are expired or business exceeds the permitted scope, with hazardous waste especially requiring close attention; third, raw material sources are unclear, and scrap metal may involve stolen goods or illegal dismantling, so traceability documents should be kept in the purchasing process; fourth, at settlement, grade, moisture, and impurity deductions are disputed by each side, so it is advisable to seal samples first and agree on third-party assay; fifth, documents are incomplete, input invoices are difficult to obtain, and costs should be calculated clearly in advance.

5. Sources and notes

This directory is compiled by Guilin Metals from public Chinese sources — environmental impact assessments, pollutant discharge permits and hazardous waste operating licences — then cleaned and de-duplicated by hand.

• Being listed is not an endorsement and says nothing about a company's current operating status; verify credentials before doing business.
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*Data as of 2026-09-22.*