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Each year in Shanghai, we throw over 3 billion RMB worth of used plastic, paper, and aluminum cans into the landfill or incinerator. In return, we get a polluted trash “belt” encircling our city. According to World Bank, that global waste will triple by 2100.

How can we make waste disposal and recycling more effective?

Join us as Fresh Start warmly welcomes Xu Feifan, founder of AWESOMESAUCE, this Friday, Dec. 8, to describe the current situation of trash collection in Shanghai and how his company aims to enhance it.

An urban trash bin, mostly, is used as the recyclable-collecting unit. Unfortunately, according to Feifan, Shanghai’s urban waste bins are highly underperforming and do not exemplify the city’s economic development and modern image. Due to the trash bins’ outdated design and poor management, spillover and pungent smells are common. Furthermore, even with clear signs, people still often ignore the correct bin to discard rubbish.

Lack of awareness is one reason for the problem, but Feifan firmly believes the real reason preventing effective recycling is the inadequate reach of functioning infrastructure and low involvement of disruptive innovation. Therefore, he founded AWESOMESAUCE with the mission to increase the recycling rate to 70 percent. Currently, his company is developing its first prototype and testing business models capable of sustaining operation.

Feifan’s project is called “No Planet B.” It is planned to be an online app or platform that enables people to easily find local recycling locations and track their daily or monthly recycling progress.

Fresh Start warmly welcomes all to attend, listen and ask questions.

Dec 8, 2017

7:45 AM - 9:00 AM (GMT+8)

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泰兴路89号5楼, 近南京西路
Shanghai, China

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  • Feifan Xu (Founder of AWESOMESAUCE)

    Feifan Xu

    Founder of AWESOMESAUCE

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