In　this　work,　we　developed　a　green　and　efficient　process　for　the　recovery　of　rare　earths　from　waste　cathode　ray　tube　phosphors.　The　mixture　of　hydrochloric　acid　and　hydrogen　peroxide　was　identified　as　the　most　suitable　leaching　agent　due　to　the　synergistic　effect.　The　effects　of　various　parameters　on　leaching　process　were　explored,　and　the　optimal　conditions　with　stirring　speed　600　rpm,　temperature　313　K,　1　M　of　H2O2　4　M　of　HCl,　and　leaching　time　of　90　min　were　determined.　Furthermore,　a　possible　reaction　mechanism　was　proposed,　and　the　kinetics　for　the　leaching　process　was　investigated　in　detail.　The　leaching　process　was　found　to　follow　a　shirking-core　model,　with　the　chemical　reaction　as　the　rate-controlling　step.　The　apparent　activation　energy　of　the　reaction　was　calculated　as　52.3　kJ/mol,　and　the　reaction　orders　for　H2O2　and　HCl　were　established　as　0.82　and　2.13,　respectively.　The　kinetic　equation　was　established.　Moreover,　the　optimal　leaching　conditions　were　applied　to　the　waste　phosphors,　and　the　oxalate　precipitation　process　was　employed,　achieving　the　recovery　rate　of　rare　earths　＞99.5%.　After　calcining,　a　well　crystallized　(Y0.95Eu0.05)(2)O-3　product　with　a　purity　of　99%　was　obtained　with　an　average　diameter　of　5　mu　m.