New pilot project helps dispose of low-value recyclables in Shanghai
STORY: New pilot project helps dispose of low-value recyclables in Shanghai
DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:26
LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of a fast food restaurant
2. various of waste collecting
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU ZHE, Chairman, Shanghai Chengtou Environment Group Co., Ltd.
STORYLINE:
Waste generated in fast food restaurants such as plastic straws, paper placemats and paper cups, is now being recycled in Shanghai rather than burned as they were before.
In the city's new pilot project, low-value recyclables are re-utilized based on their categories after being collected and transported specifically from fast food restaurants.
For instance, plastic lids are processed into plastic pellets, and paper cups and placemats into recycled paper pulp.
SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU ZHE, Chairman, Shanghai Chengtou Environment Group Co., Ltd.
"Usually when it comes to waste recycling, we mainly pay attention to high-value recyclables such as cardboard boxes in restaur
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