This document outlines steps for achieving zero waste in Shanghai. It defines zero waste as reducing one's ecological footprint by applying the 5Rs: refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, and rot. In January 2016, Shanghai launched a Zero Waste Challenge. The document provides tips for reducing waste in various areas of life like the bathroom, closet, office, lunch, groceries, kitchen, and cleaning. It recommends solutions like buying less and higher quality items, refilling pens and printing less, composting food scraps, and bringing reusable containers and bottles. Finally, it lists 10 steps for achieving zero waste, such as refusing free samples, buying in bulk, learning to pack lunches in reusable containers, repairing

1. ZERO WASTE
SHANGHAI

2. What
is
“Zero
Waste”?
• Reduce
our
ecological
foot
print
• Apply
the
5R’s
:
Refuse
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Rot

3. January
2016:
Zero
Waste
Challenge

4. Why
“Zero
Waste”?
Circular
economy

5. Why
“Zero
Waste”?

6. January
2016:
Zero
Waste
Challenge

7. Tools
and
solutions

8. Bathroom

9. Closet/
Bedroom
• Buy
less
• Buy
well
(=
quality)
• Buy
responsibly

10. Fashion
solutions
in
Shanghai

11. At
the
office
• Refillable pen
• Only print when truly necessary
• Use scrap paper
• No post-­‐its
• Reduce the use of notebooks
• Chose cardboard over plastic

12. Lunch

13. Groceries

14. Kitchen
• Store
in
jars/
boxes
• Minimalize
your
inventory

15. Rot
ü Veggie
and
fruit
scraps
ü Egg
shells
ü Paper
bits
ü Coffee
grounds
x Meat
&
fish
x Oils
/
butter
x Any
animal
fat
x Dairy
products

16. Cleaning
and
laundry

17. 10
steps
to
Zero
Waste
1. “No
thank
you,
I’m
fine.”
J (free
samples,
promotion
bags,
plastic
bags,…)
2. Get
a
water
bottle
3. Buy
in
bulk
(use
bags,
jars,
…)
4. Learn
to
pack
lunch
in
a
reusable
container
5. Buy
to
last.
6. Start
a
compost
bin
(=
Rot)
7. Find
a
way
to
replace
plastic
cups/
take
out
boxes
8. Repair
instead
of
buying
new
things
9. Recycle
as
much
as
you
can
10. Reuse
as
much
as
you
can

18. Any
questions?