With　the　advances　in　electronics　and　information　technology,　China　has　gradually　become　the　largest　consumer　of　household　appliances　(HAs).　Increasingly,　end-of-life　(EOL)　HAs　are　generated　in　China.　EOL　recycling　is　a　promising　strategy　to　reduce　dependence　on　virgin　production,　and　indium　is　one　of　the　recycled　substances.　The　potential　yield　of　indium　recycling　has　not　been　systematically　evaluated　in　China　thus　far.　This　paper　estimates　the　potential　yield　of　recycled　indium　from　waste　liquid　crystal　displays　(LCDs)　in　China　during　the　period　from　2015　to　2030.　The　quantities　of　indium　that　will　be　used　to　produce　LCDs　are　also　predicted.　The　estimates　focus　on　the　following　three　key　LCD　waste　sources:　LCD　TVs,　desktop　computers　and　portable　computers.　The　results　show　that　the　demand　for　indium　will　be　increasing　in　the　near　future.　It　is　expected　that　350　tonnes　of　indium　will　be　needed　to　produce　LCDs　in　China　in　2035.　The　indium　recycled　from　EOL　LCDs,　however,　is　much　less　than　the　demand　and　only　accounts　for　approximately　48%　of　the　indium　demand.　The　sustainable　index　of　indium　is　always　less　than　0.5.　Therefore,　future　indium　recycling　efforts　should　focus　on　the　development　of　recycling　technology　and　the　improvement　of　the　relevant　policy.　(C)　2015　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.