The city government plans to nearly double garbage treatment capacity in the next five years by setting up new processing centers in more districts and upgrading technologies. Trash in Shanghai is now handled by 10 processing sites adopting various treatment methods. The capacity is far below what is needed due to ...

More residents started to receive cleaner tap water last week as a major water utility in the Pudong New Area switched its water source from the Huangpu River to the Qingcaosha Reservoir yesterday. With the switch by Linjiang Water Plant, the biggest water utility in Pudong, 850,000 more residents of Sanlin, ...

Shanghai has topped the country in reducing pollution after shutting down polluting factories, building new sewage treatment plants, enhancing monitoring and giving incentives to cut discharges. The city successfully cut the discharge of chemical oxygen demand, a major water pollutant, by 27.7 percent and sulfur dioxide, which pollutes the air, by ...

Shanghai will launch more air pollution prevention measures this year, including banning straw burning, authorities said yesterday. In response to public complaints that the city's air quality and environment have deteriorated after the World Expo, a post-Expo management system has been worked out. Among other things, it will target construction sites ...

On previous saturday, march 26th Downstairs offered a candlelit dinner in addition to the earth hour light off event. Please see the following pictures to get some impressions.

The lights on Shanghai's three tallest buildings will be switched off for an hour on Saturday night as part of a campaign to raise environmental awareness. Usually spectacularly lit, the Shanghai World Financial Center, Oriental Pearl TV Tower and Jin Mao Tower will be in darkness between 8:30pm and 9:30pm to ...

Electric vehicles have been trying to make it big since the late 1800s, and the story truly seems to be repeating itself today. Take the story of chemist Pedro Salom and inventor Henry Morris. The duo cruised the streets of Philadelphia aboard their 'Electrobat,' one of the first automobiles, on August ...

An eco-friendly sewage system is to be built on Chongming Island, ensuring virtually no waste water is discharged into wetlands that provide a vital habitat for birds. Work is scheduled to begin early next year in an area of 12.5 square kilometers around Dongtan Wetland on the island. This will be the ...

China is leading a push by Asia Pacific nations into green technology, which could be their ticket to sustained growth and reduced reliance on Western markets, the United Nations said Thursday.  This is much needed because of China’s incredible growth over the past decade. It said environmentally friendly industries could provide ...