China’s carbon neutral goal: Cainiao, JD.com and online retailers say all that mountain of plastics and packaging have to go Illustration: Henry Wong/SCMP
Outside a residential compound in the Longhua district in southern China s technology metropolis Shenzhen, home to some of the country s most advanced companies, a quiet revolution is unfolding.
A green, giant recycling bin outside the delivery room of the compound receives discarded cartons, plastic wrappings and packaging of nearly 1,000 parcels on an average day. Operated by Cainiao, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group Holding, the recycle bin and the delivery room are among 80,000 established since 2017 across China to spearhead Cainiao s campaign to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging in the world s largest e-commerce market.
BEIJING s liaison office in Hong Kong has gone on a charm offensive in the city, announcing that its annual spring reception will be broadcasted live on its website on Friday.
Posting a video and a message on its WeChat social media platform on Thursday, the liaison office said it wanted to celebrate its “friendship and the Lunar New Year festival with Hong Kong residents”.
“Our first ‘cloud reception’ will be held online on Friday at 5pm . It will be broadcasted live on our WeChat platform, residents can also watch it through various television stations and new media platforms,” the message reads.