China started small-scale trials of waste sorting in 2000, but landfill sites and unmanaged waste continued to encircle cities and local people protested plans to build more incinerators. Gradually, ...

China has mandated recyclable packaging under its updated solid waste management framework, placing stricter obligations on ...

SANYA, June 30. /TASS/. The Sanya authorities will introduce mandatory household waste sorting system starting from October 1, reported by the Hainan Daily. According to the publication, the city’s ...

HANGZHOU, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Wang Aifen starts her day with a simple act of green living, placing a bag of waste into a smart sorting bin as her phone pings, "Your disposal has been recorded." With ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China’s waste-energy plants are running out of rubbish to burn, as slowing consumption, a declining population ...

Celine Suiwriting for the South China Morning Post, Aug. 5: Shanghai’s waste sorting system adds yet another level to surveillance in China. In 2018, the city rolled out smart recycling ...