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flag Hangzhou, China, named a UN Top 20 Zero Waste City for cutting waste while growing, using tech and incentives to recycle 400,000 tons since 2022.

flag The United Nations has named Hangzhou, China’s Zhejiang capital, among its top 20 global "Zero Waste Cities" for its success in reducing waste while growing economically. flag The city, home to 12.6 million people, cut per capita daily waste from 1.06 kg to 0.99 kg between 2021 and 2024 and maintains zero landfill for municipal waste since 2020. flag A digital platform links over 7,300 collection points, 1,780 vehicles, nine incineration plants, and 11 kitchen waste facilities, enabling real-time tracking and efficient management. flag Residents use apps like Huge Recycle for door-to-door pickups and rewards, recovering about 400,000 metric tons of materials since 2022. flag Hangzhou has also established over 3,200 “zero-waste cells” and deployed innovations like recycling buses and black soldier fly larvae to process waste. flag Its strategies, including zero-waste practices during events, will be detailed in a global UN case study released on March 30.

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