A view of Jinhua, Zhejiang province. [Photo/WeChat account: jhfabu]
Jinhua in East China's Zhejiang province was recently included as part of the "waste-free" city program launched by the Ministry of Economy and Environment during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, local media reported.
A "waste-free" city is an advanced urban management concept aimed at minimizing the production of solid waste and improving the recycling and safe disposal of waste in a given city.
In recent years, Jinhua has made strides in treating plastic waste and encouraging locals to sort their garbage.
In 2021, two of the city's technologies were selected as provincial advanced technologies for developing "waste-free" cities. One technology was selected as an advanced and applicable technology for a "waste-free" city construction project by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
In addition, the city has been named an excellent city for garbage sorting in Zhejiang province for three consecutive years. In 2021, it hosted a promotion meeting for the construction of a "waste-free" city program in Zhejiang.
This year, the city aims to further raise awareness of plastic pollution among the public and further consolidate the development of comprehensive solid waste management.
Zhejiang has vowed that all prefecture-level cities and half of all the counties and county-level cities in the province will become "waste-free cities" by the end of 2023.
