China’s Plastic Bag Ban is A Mixed Bag
When China banned free ultrathin plastic bags last year, it was hailed worldwide, and the initial weeks it was difficult to deny the difference. A trip to foreign markets like B&Q, METRO, and TESCO...
View ArticleDuplicating the Success of Tianjin Eco-Park. Can We Wait 10 Years?
Eco-cities in China have been a hit and miss proposition for the most part, with projects like Huangbaiyu and Donftan serviing as constant reminders of how bad even things can go. The Tianjin Eco-park...
View ArticleNews Roundup: New Frontiers of Sustainability, China’s Circular Economy and...
With so much going on in the realm of sustainability, leadership, and innovation, and only a limited amount of bandwidth for professionals in this space, we have created this weekly post to highlight...
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Rebranding Waste: Refuse is a Resource
Smelly. Useless. Truck. Bin Man. Trash. Annoying. These are all words that popped into people’s heads when asked what they first thought upon hearing the word “waste”. A quick Google search reveals...
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Informal Waste Collection in China: A People-Powered Economy
China’s waste collection and management system has recently captured public attention. Much of that attention has focused on negative incidents – such as dumping scandals in Shanghai and Wuxi – or...
View ArticleSME Opportunities in China’s Closed Loop Economy | #AskTheCollective 011
In this episode of AskTheCollective, we answered a question about the role of SME in China’s circular economy, how they can play a part in the circular economy and the opportunities that present to...
View ArticleNew Report: Informal Waste Management in China
Most people can make money from waste … They start work at five in the morning and get off at 10 at night; they never rest and don’t spend much money. In one year, about 72,000 RMB. After a little over...
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Beijing Workshop: Closing the Loop on Waste
Last Thursday, Collective Responsibility hosted it’s Beijing session on “Closing the Loop on Waste” to look at how China is managing its growing supply of waste, the implications for business, and to...
View ArticleShanghai’s Informal Waste Sector is Formalizing. FAST!
With the rapid growth of China, citizens become more affluent and waste has been generated with an unprecedented rate, many of China’s first and second tier cities have been forced to rethink waste...
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