Trash Talk

Shanghai enacts its new garbage regulation on July 1. So how do we correctly discard our trash? Where does everything go after we bin it? How are locals responding to these new rules? And what kind of a difference will it make to our daily lives, and the planet? You'll learn all this, and more, right here as we Trash Talk.
Shanghai enacts its new garbage regulation on July 1. So how do we correctly discard our trash? Where does everything go after we bin it? How are locals responding to these new rules? And what kind of a difference will it make to our daily lives, and the planet? You'll learn all this, and more, right here as we Trash Talk.
Flower Young Art Exhibition shows innovative reuse of waste items - Lifestyle in China
Lifestyle

"Flower Young Art Exhibition" shows innovative reuse of waste items

Residents of Yangpu District have transformed trash into treasure using their imaginations and are holding an exhibition at Yangpu Park to showcase their works.
New route answers questions about Shanghai's waste - Shanghai Metro News
Metro

New route answers questions about Shanghai's waste

A waste sorting popularization experience route in Jiading District has been released as part of Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau's campaign to raise awareness.
Trash-sorting robots inspire residents, promote garbage classification - Shanghai Metro News
Metro

Trash-sorting robots inspire residents, promote garbage classification

Trash-sorting robots are not yet in action but triggered much interest in Jing'an District during the city's volunteer service promotion day for garbage classification.
Extra service stations to enhance trash sorting - Shanghai Metro News
Metro

Extra service stations to enhance trash sorting

Shanghai will establish more service stations to collect recyclable waste and is researching carbon offset solutions to benefit residents.
Making waste sorting the latest 'fashion' - Shanghai Metro News
Metro

Making waste sorting the latest 'fashion'

Fengxian District has showcased its endeavors and innovative practices in waste classification.
Xuhui adds more stations to take recyclable waste, promotes trash sorting - Shanghai Metro News
Metro

Xuhui adds more stations to take recyclable waste, promotes trash sorting

Residents and students in Xuhui used traditional performances to encourage garbage sorting, as part of a campaign to raise public awareness and promote the volunteer spirit.
Sanitation authorities target ayis at waste sorting trial - Shanghai Metro News
Metro

Sanitation authorities target ayis at waste sorting trial

Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau's latest move to promote sorting to be expanded to cover other sectors including express delivery and housing agencies.
Not a load of rubbish! Waste treatment plant turns into a tourist destination - China In Focus News
In Focus

Not a load of rubbish! Waste treatment plant turns into a tourist destination

A waste treatment plant in Shanghai has broken the "foul and filthy" stereotype to become a wonderland for wild animals, even attracting residents to take their wedding photos.
Shanghai sets new target as waste-sorting rate rises - Shanghai Metro News
Metro

Shanghai sets new target as waste-sorting rate rises

The waste-sorting rate of Shanghai's permanent population on a voluntary basis should hit 98 percent by 2025 compared to 97 percent at present, according to local officials.
No more trash talk as expats contribute to trash-sorting campaign success - Shanghai Metro News
Metro

No more trash talk as expats contribute to trash-sorting campaign success

Shanghai has made great progress in its trash-sorting campaign since garbage classification regulations went into effect on July 1, 2019, with waste-separation now a way of life.
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