ZAMBIA-LIVINGSTONE-BOTTLE LIDS-TABLE MATS

ZAMBIA-LIVINGSTONE-BOTTLE LIDS-TABLE MATS

(231121) -- LUSAKA, Nov. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Esther Cheelo shows a table mat made from discarded bottle lids in Livingstone, Zambia, Nov. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zambian woman turns bottle lids into stylish table mats, promotes sustainability" (Photo by Lillian Banda/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEBEI-ENTERPRISES (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-ENTERPRISES (CN)

(230209) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers check glass fittings of the pot lids at a kitchenware company in Shahe, north China's Hebei Province, on Feb. 6, 2023. Hebei Province has focused on improving the innovation ability of small and medium enterprises and adopted a series of measures to support them. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

CHINA-HEBEI-ENTERPRISES (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-ENTERPRISES (CN)

(230209) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker carries glass materials for making pot lids at a kitchenware company in Shahe, north China's Hebei Province, on Feb. 6, 2023. Hebei Province has focused on improving the innovation ability of small and medium enterprises and adopted a series of measures to support them. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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