China's resource-recycling industry is evolving from traditional recycling practices to a high-tech, high-quality sector, said Zhu Liyang, president of the China Association of Circular Economy.

　　According to the association, by the end of 2023, the total output value of China's resource recycling industry is expected to reach 4 trillion yuan, creating over 30 million jobs and becoming a key component of the green industry.

　　In recent years, China has consistently strengthened the top-level design of green and low-carbon development. A series of policies implemented by the government have supported the growth of the circular economy and the resource recycling industry.

　　The country's circular economy has gained strong momentum, inspiring the world to actively promote resource recycling.

　　Novo Nordisk, a Danish company specializing in obesity treatment, has been operating in Tianjin for over three decades.

　　A robot packs cartons at the Tianjin plant of Novo Nordisk in Tianjin, North China, Sept 22, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

　　As one of the company's global strategic production bases, the Tianjin plant has established a circular, zero-pollution assessment model, set ambitious zero-carbon goals for each production chain, and achieved 100 percent reliance on green electricity and water recycling, all through the use of intelligent technologies.

　　China and the European Union have also renewed their Memorandum of Understanding on circular economy cooperation, continuing exchanges at multiple levels and across various fields. Meanwhile, China and Sweden have hosted six consecutive editions of a forum focused on the utilization of waste textiles.