Blog Tag - Zero Waste
'Going Zero Waste', living a life without generating any trash at all sounds like an impossible concept. Yet hundreds and thousands of zero-wasters...
Something is rotten in the state of Beijing. The municipal government currently buries or incinerates the equivalent of 70 blue whales of wet organic...
Over the festive season, our sister publication beijingkids highlights some of the organizations and people that give their time and skills to make...
The weekend is here! Time for fun, relaxation, and recharging the ol' batteries ahead of *gulp* Monday morning's alarm clock. Luckily enough, there’s...
Disorganized, messy, and downright filthy individuals from all over the world have over the past few years looked to the Japanese cleaning powerhouse...
I’m on a quest to remove plastic from my life. Sick of buying big, thick plastic bottles of shampoo, soap, cleansers and lotions that probably will...
It's weird, it's wonderful, it's a deep-dive into 11 years of blog archives. It's time for Throwback Thursday...
Back in 2008, the Beijinger asked: "...
Between low-cost airlines and high-speed trains, it's never been easier to travel all four corners of the globe. But while exploring and enriching...
It’s amazing what beauty you can find in the old, abandoned, and forgotten. In a world where sustainable living is increasingly on the agenda, small...
As we enter into a very precarious time for our planet, where all of our past mistakes regarding the environment are coming home to roost, it’s hard...
Much to the dismay of zero waste crusaders across town, socially conscious entrepreneurs Carrie Yu and Joe Harvey announced that their zero waste...
The Japanese tidying-up guru is taking the world by storm, but Joe Harvey of Beijing's first zero-waste store The Bulk House has a few issues with...
At first glance, this year could be viewed in many ways as unexceptional, yet the first thing that struck us from conducting these interviews for The...
The Chinese government has issued a set of standards to promote the use of sustainable packaging materials in the logistics industry, where...
Back in our home countries, reinventing ourselves might not be easy. But if you’re in Beijing, considered by many as the land of exciting...
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