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, ...

Despite standout success in a few major cities, China's national garbage sorting campaign remains in its infancy in many other cities, with the practice yet to take hold among many residents, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alipay launched two mini-programs on Friday to help Shanghai citizens navigate the eastern Chinese city’s tough new trash-sorting regulations, which came into effect today. Some 500,000 Shanghai ...

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 ...