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In August, the consecutive days of high temperature, humidity, and rain in Shanghai did not affect the cleanliness and tidiness of the Ruihong New City Phase II garbage bin in Anqiu residential area of Jiaxing Road Street in Hongkou District. The area was neatly and neatly maintained, with few mosquitoes and flies.

Early in the morning, when the reporter saw the secretary of the residential area, Lei Guoxing, she was in a meeting with the neighborhood committee cadres and volunteers to discuss the promotion of high-quality demonstration sites for garbage recycling in the community. "We have this opportunity now, and we must seize it and do it well. The residents are all looking forward to it!"

Throughout Shanghai, in the process of implementing the important concept of "People's City", from the new fashion of garbage classification to green and low-carbon new life, from grassroots social governance to ecological civilization construction, the living scenes of the people have become increasingly intelligent and colorful.

From new fashion to good habits, keep a close eye on "key small things" and never relax

Several young people are exchanging ideas about promoting community garbage classification, and one young man said that participating in public welfare activities is a new trend for young people.I am paying attention to this matter and hope that Shanghai will do a good job in it.

Several young party members are exchanging ideas on promoting community garbage classification. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Tao

Lei Guoxing, the writer of this letter to the General Secretary and the then director of the Party Building Service Station at the First Branch of Jiaxing Road Street, also listened to the General Secretary's instructions on site. Lei Guoxing said, "Garbage classification has brought environmental changes to the people, and neighborhood relationships have become more harmonious, which provides a good fulcrum for grassroots community governance."

The work of garbage classification is being vigorously promoted in Shanghai. In January 2019, the Shanghai Municipal Regulations on the Management of Domestic Waste were passed by the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress and officially came into effect on July 1st of that year. Shanghai has thus become one of the earliest cities in China to comprehensively carry out garbage classification.

How effective is the implementation of garbage classification after 4 years have passed by in a blink of an eye?

After dinner, around 7 o'clock in the evening, resident Wu Qingbao skillfully sorted dry and wet garbage into different bins at the domestic garbage disposal point in the second phase of Ruihong New City community. "Develop a habit of disposing of kitchen waste and dry waste every day after dinner."

From "new fashion" to "good habits" is not an easy task!

At the beginning of last year, after Lei Guoxing was appointed as the Secretary of the Party Branch of Anqiu Residential Area, she found that about 40% of the residents in her jurisdiction were tenants, and the turnover rate of houses was high. "New tenants are not very familiar with the community situation, garbage disposal points, and disposal rules, and often see garbage landing next to the garbage room."

After discussing with the volunteers, Lei Guoxing created a "Welcome Handbook". "Residents who move into the community will receive this manual, which includes various convenient service information, including how to dispose of garbage, how to park, where the neighborhood committee, property management, and convenient cafeteria are, etc., giving everyone a feeling of being at home."

At the beginning, people couldn't even distinguish between dry garbage and wet garbage. At the beginning of the implementation of garbage classification, Hualei organized volunteers to distribute garbage classification brochures, refrigerator stickers, etc. door-to-door, and also increased residents' awareness and participation in garbage classification through activities such as fun garbage classification competitions and slow garbage collection jogging. After several years of persistence, significant results have been achieved, and the participation of the people is increasing.

"In Jiaxing Road Street, Hongkou District, the garbage classification and placement rate in the community has reached 100%, with an accuracy rate of 98%." The relevant person in charge of Jiaxing Road Street introduced that the street has formulated five work mechanisms, including "three-level management, classification inspection, supervision and rectification, analysis and evaluation, and volunteer training", including garbage classification work neighborhood committee assessment and household garbage classification inspection mechanism. More than 100 batches of teams from various regions have come to inspect and learn.

Residents are orderly dumping garbage. Photo provided by Hongkou District Integrated Media Center

In the past four years, Shanghai has been closely monitoring "key small matters" and has not relaxed. Garbage sorting has brought tangible changes to the community's appearance and ecological environment. A recent set of data released by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Greening and Urban Appearance provides a glimpse:

The effectiveness of household waste classification remains stable, and the amount of wet waste separated is basically stable at around 35% of the total dry and wet waste. The daily average amount of recyclable materials reaches 7284 tons; The compliance rate of residential area classification has increased from 15% before the implementation of the Shanghai Municipal Regulations on the Management of Domestic Waste to over 95% at present, and the compliance rate of unit classification has reached 95%; The capacity for resource utilization of household waste at the end of the city has steadily improved, with a total capacity of over 36000 tons/day for incineration and wet waste resource utilization. The recycling rate of household waste has reached 42%, achieving zero landfill for primary household waste.

From "throwing into a basket" to "subdividing into four buckets", from prescribed actions to conscious actions, from new fashion to good habits, garbage classification has become a microcosm of Shanghai's efforts to promote grassroots governance through "embroidery", and a vivid reflection of the green development path of mega cities.

Green and low-carbon concept, integrated into every detail of urban governance

Nowadays, in the Ruiyi residential area where Hualei is located, the newly renovated garbage room has been equipped with photovoltaic solar panels, which can generate electricity directly for the lights on the roof of the garbage room, low-carbon and energy-saving!

The garbage room has been equipped with photovoltaic solar panels. Photo by Tang Xiaoli, a journalist from People's Daily Online

In the second phase of Ruihong, the demonstration site project for high-quality garbage recycling is also being promoted. "The enthusiasm for garbage classification among residents is even higher now, and suggestions and suggestions should be made to improve the garbage classification work in the community and practice the concept of low-carbon environmental protection." Speaking of the demonstration site project, Lei Guoxing said that young people in the community have proposed to transform the community into a zero carbon community and upgrade the garbage box room to a more intelligent and intelligent version. Not only should it be "high-end", but its functions should also be "down-to-earth".

So, 9 young volunteers with a design background in the community volunteered to participate in the design of smart garbage box room renovation. "In another month, this 24-hour smart garbage bin that integrates low-carbon and environmental protection elements such as QR code delivery, parent-child sink, solar panels, exhaust fans, and fine classification delivery area will be completed."

Design drawing of Ruihong Phase II smart garbage box room. Map provided by Jiaxing Road Street, Hongkou District

As Lei Guoxing said, after four years of comprehensive implementation, garbage classification in Shanghai is no longer just a literal meaning, but is moving towards a deeper level of low-carbon and environmentally friendly new life.

The green and low-carbon concept takes the lead, and smart technology empowerment is indispensable.

Since October 2019, Jiaxing Road Sub district has been cooperating with third-party enterprises to promote the unified intelligent transformation of "technology+management" for garbage classification. Intelligent sensing cameras and voice reminder systems have been installed for the classification and placement points in the jurisdiction, and application software has been developed to create a "smart brain" for garbage classification.

Nowadays, in Jiaxing Road Street, through functions such as remote supervision, real-time intercom, voice reminders, and online tracking of advertising behavior on the App, real-time observation and remote supervision of the placement of garbage bins in the community have been carried out, achieving timely detection, rectification, and more timely response to address the concerns of residents.

Of course, not only garbage classification, but also examples of technology empowering green and low-carbon living can be found everywhere in Shanghai.

In recent years, Putuo District in Shanghai has continued to actively carry out distinctive green community creation actions through the "One Street, One Town, One Plan". Green homes that can rest, walk, and have warmth have gradually emerged among the citizens.

The first worker's new village in New China has now been revitalized. Map provided by Caoyang Xincun Street, Putuo District

Yuanyuan Community, also known as Caoyang Village, was founded in 1951 and was the first new worker village in New China. It has now become a model case of green communities.

Beautiful roads such as Huaxi Road, Fengqiao Road, and Tangpu Road have been completed in and around Yuanyuan Community. All roads are selected to use environmentally friendly permeable bricks, which are both beautiful and practical, and can better store water sources, achieving the effect of regulating local temperature and humidity and optimizing air quality. The combination of shaded roads and Caoyang's unique waterfront system creates a comfortable and livable community ecological environment.

5G artificial intelligence light poles installed in Yuanyuan Community. Map provided by Caoyang Xincun Street, Putuo District

It is worth mentioning that the Yuanyuan community also has an "intelligent style". In addition to new energy charging stations, the community has also installed 5G artificial intelligence light poles, which can simultaneously achieve functions such as smart lighting, environmental monitoring, LED advertising screens, and video monitoring. The outdoor intelligent "public living room" has a unique intelligent ceiling and rolling shutter, which can also automatically sense and control according to weather conditions, with a strong sense of technology.

This old community, which has existed for 72 years and carries strong historical memories, has been revitalized.

In the governance of Shanghai, a super large city, green and low-carbon are integrated into every detail of work. For the government management level, it is an improvement of governance philosophy and efficiency. For the citizens, the advantages of green, low-carbon and ecological civilization are more tangible and deeply rooted in people's hearts.