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 ...

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 ...

Hangzhou, with an annual economic output exceeding 2 trillion yuan (about 287 billion U.S. dollars) and a population of more ...