The key question this initiative aims to explore is: how to improve waste management system, increase effectiveness, reinforce better and correct behavior, how to increase civic involvement and participation in local communities of China. 

Our ultimate vision is to reach zero waste nation through collective actions. 

Project:

ChopChop is a capacity-building initiative that focuses on teaching waste recycling, segregation, and reduction more efficiently for the local communities, organizations, and for the youth. 

Impact Areas

Climate and Environment

SDG 11- Sustainable Cities

Stakeholders:

Public Sector: Organizations, associations

Target Group:

Local Community: communities, institutions, and youth

Initiatives:

- Increase community level discussions within waste recycling, segregation, and reduction

- Spearhead initiatives including but not limiting to Community-level trainings, Distributing information materials on waste management, Door-to-door presentations to residents, Organizing lectures on waste management, Design thinking workshops on ways to do recycling, Reporting the effectiveness of waste management to higher authorities

IMPACT METRICS:

~ Area with improved regular waste collection service

~ How many fractions of waste were separated

~ Absolute amount or % of residual non-separated waste

~ Number of waste pickers benefitting from selective collection of recyclables

~ Number of informal recyclers integrated into a formal system

~ Absolute or % reduction in local pollutants

~ Added monetary value created using waste

~ Products changed to increase waste reduction

~ Tons of secondary raw materials or compost produced

~ % of improved waste segregation in a local community

~ % increase in participation in segregation

~ % increase correct participation in sorting

~ increased number of active participations in waste segregation