Support a Pickup China Network: For a clean planet

January-February

In 2025, Pick Up China will continue to mobilize ENPOs in China to participate in long-term clean-up and research actions for outdoor waste. By the end of February, more than 60 partners had signed up for the clean-up program, of which more than 20 partners had cleaned up 1,978 kilograms of outdoor waste, including 1,789.23 kilograms of plastic waste, and successfully recycled 743.81 kilograms of plastics, with an effective recycling rate of 41.5%. At the same time, through partners, the programme continues to mobilize and organize more members of the public to participate in garbage pick-up operations, pay attention to waste issues, and reduce waste generation.

March
Starting in March, the garbage clean-up campaign for the new year has also begun to be put on the agenda. By the end of March, two clean-up activities had been completed. On March 1st, the team and 33 volunteers came to the Binjiang Forest Park in Shanghai to clean up the garbage that had accumulated and slept in the sea for a winter. The weather was very good that day, and there were many people who came to the park. While everyone worked hard to pick it up, people passing by also gave encouragement and admiration. The members of the team also completed the picking and garbage sorting very seriously, and reported that they would like to continue to pick up next time, and they think that such a partner is very interesting and meaningful. Finally, with the joint efforts of everyone, a total of 61.69 kilograms of marine drifting garbage were cleaned up, including 0.43 kilograms of recyclable plastic waste such as plastic bottles, and 41.05 kilograms of other plastic waste.

On March 29th, the team and 43 volunteers went to a garbage-plagued tidal flat in the Dongtan Wetland in Chongming District, Shanghai, to clean up the floating garbage buffered by reeds. Through group and carpet clean-up operations, a total of 247.71 kilograms of marine drifting garbage were cleaned up, of which 97.94 kilograms of plastic garbage may be recycled. On the round-trip bus, Pickup China explained and interacted with the volunteers to make them more aware of the meaning behind the pick-up action and the necessity of reducing waste at the source.