Recently, the first zero-abandon day kick-off meeting and the 'accelerate reduction of plasticity I have action' theme salon event was held in Beijing. The theme of World Environment Day in 2018 is 'Plastic Warfare', and this year is also the 10th anniversary of the 'plastic limit order'. The organizer Shenzhen Hao Fund Foundation, Zero Abandonment Alliance, Vanke Foundation, this event called on the public to start from daily life, to convey zero-disposal ideas and attitudes, reduce the use of disposable plastic products, and will be in August each year in the future. On the third Saturday, the Zero Abandon Day theme event was held to make 'zero abandonment' the norm in life.
On the same day, the 'Accelerate and Reduce Plasticity I Have Action' theme salon, the Zero Abandoned Day Carnival home event was opened in Beijing, and Zhang Yunlong, the singapore zero waste project ambassador, also visited the site to help environmental protection public welfare. At the same time, 54 cities across the country landed 60 offline activities. , including zero-disposal market, big coffee salon, DIY workshop, documentary viewing, second-hand exchange, hiking and rubbish, etc., covering more than 300 communities, schools, shopping malls, etc., directly radiating more than 30,000 people. A total of 129 partner institutions from all over the country participated in the first zero-abandon day online and offline interaction.
'Zero scrap is not perfect to make sense'
What does 'zero waste' mean? Zero-abandoned coalition executive committee Maoda said at the salon: ''Zero waste' is both a goal and a strategy that requires us to work hard to produce less waste, and to reduce The incineration and burial of garbage will eventually reach or close to the goal of zero emissions. At the same time, the discharge of greenhouse gases and harmful substances should be minimized in the process of resource utilization, which will reduce the negative impact on the environment and human health. To the lowest. ' Some people questioned 'zero waste is Utopia', impossible to achieve. 'Zero waste is not perfect to make sense.' Mauda said, indeed, the absolute 'zero waste' is impossible, but infinitely approaching it It is possible.
Li Jianqiang, director of the fund project, also said that zero-waste work is difficult, but every small step is precious. As a public welfare organization, we will continue to advocate and at the same time fall into reality to practice and explore. The Public Welfare Support Zero Waste Alliance launched the 'Starting a Community Program' public welfare project to enable community participants to act as problem solvers for local plastic reduction and garbage sorting.
From 0 to 100 on the road to zero abandonment, first set yourself a small target
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) believes that the use of disposable plastic straws, while giving some people a short-term convenience and enjoyment, has caused widespread and widespread harm to everyone's living environment and health. Disposable plastic straws The effective reduction is an important step in plastic reduction. It is hoped that the function of this step will lead to a broader and stronger reduction of consensus and actions in various industries, and halve the plastic pollution in China by 2025.
How to achieve zero waste in personal life? GoZeroWaste promoter Tang Yujia explains her 5R principles in detail: Refuse rejects non-essential items, Reduce reduces necessities, Reuse reuses items, Recycle cannot refuse, reduce or reuse Recycling of items, Rot cooking and composting. Unlocking one skill pack like a game upgrade, cleaning up every zero-disability barrier in life, life without garbage is not as troublesome as it is, but easier.
Pay attention to the 'plastic crisis', the carnival will bring you together
On the same day, the organizers created a zero-abandon day carnival with the theme of 'accelerated plastic reduction, I have action', 80 brands participated in the support, from the plastic reduction workshop, the zero-abandonment talents, the environmental protection exhibition area, the public welfare products Selling 40 brand merchants in Beijing, etc., jointly issued a zero-discard declaration: Do not provide disposable new plastic bags! Do not waste packaging containers! Support bulk sales! Let the public understand the 'plastic problem' through the entertaining and enterprising experience. Drive the action of reducing the use of plastic products.