- Topic Platform
- Think Tank Platform
The organic waste generated in kitchens, gardens and other scenarios has always been a long-standing challenge in the field of community waste treatment. Vanke Foundation has set up a "topic" section in its business field to closely cooperate with scientific research institutions and social organizations to study and summarize the organic waste reduction and in-situ recycling paths in different real-life scenarios such as urban and rural areas.
Actively cooperate with China Agricultural University, Beijing Agricultural College, Nanjing University (Lishui) Eco-environmental Research Institute and Eco-environmental Research Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences to conduct scientific and precise research and knowledge output on community composting process optimization, community soil improvement and community kitchen waste composting carbon emission reduction.Research and radiation of 26 national pilot community projects, has completed 26 composting related research reports, 2 technical guidelines, 1 process control APP, 1 case set, 1 set of community composting organic cycle training courses, etc., to provide scientific theoretical support and technical empowerment for community composting;At the same time, it supported the "16th National Symposium on Composting Technology and Engineering"to share"Sustainable Community and Waste Management" at the professional forum, with 1200 + experts and scholars attending online.
Cooperated with Huazhong Agricultural University and Jiechuan Communication to develop the technology of Black water fly, and explored the development of carbon emission methodology for the treatment of organic waste by black water fly with Beijing Haoye Yisheng Company. In May 2022, the editing, design and printing of "Black Water Tabanus Picture Book" has been completed, and 430 + copies have been distributed, which has been widely used in popular science demonstration sites of Black Water Tabanus community such as Dameisha Vanke Center and Beijing Xishan Courtyard, and public promotion by governments, social enterprises, ngos and schools.
In cooperation with Chengdu Shoujing Public Welfare Service Center, we will improve and expand the "Good Land and Fun" course series on the basis of the results of the Phase I project in 2021. Two online courses and offline workshops have been conducted in spring and autumn, empowering 98 partners in the field of nature education and zero waste across the country, continuously combing the supporting teaching materials and operation manuals of video courses (9+2 sets), continuously improving the public's concept of natural ecology, and strengthening the understanding and practical ability of the important value of biological treatment of community organic waste.
Cooperate with Chengdu Urban River Research Society to study the precise path of waste classification and composting resources in rural communities. In 2022, 29 activities were organized, and more than 800 villagers were directly involved. 2022 "Making Piles together", villagers, farmers, community workers, educators, universities and scientists of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other 30+ fixed heap friends together for 6 times, completed the training from basic skills to discussion value, completed the "Rural composting manual" editing meeting for 3 times, has drawn up the basic framework, writing.
In May 2021, Vanke Public Welfare Foundation and Vanke Property launched a pilot cooperation to explore the composting of garden waste in selected urban pilot communities to promote soil improvement in the community, and combined with the development of this type of standards and the training of technica l personnel, to explore the mode/system of on-site resource treatment of garden/greening waste in urban communities/spaces.From 2021 to 2022, through technical cooperation with Dr. Li Yanming's team from the School of Resources and Environment of China Agricultural University and Dr. Wang Shunli's team from Beijing Agricultural College- "Spring Mud Action", 11 projects in 10 cities of Vanke Property Services were carried out to study community kitchen waste greening composting and back-end soil improvement.
After more than four months, 79 teachers and students of the research team went deep into 11 pilot districts to conduct on-site questionnaire survey, garbage classification/composting products and soil quality survey and sampling, and output 12 copies of "Community Garbage Classification and Composting Treatment Status Survey Report"and"Community Soil Quality Analysis Report" for each project, so as to scientifically guide the site to adapt to local conditions;Help the project to sort out the high-efficiency composting process on site, and develop an in-situ bioconversion treatment device for community perishable garbage (which has been applied for a utility model patent and put into use on site);China Agricultural University carries out online training of "Community Composting Organic Cycle" for grass-roots environmental managers of Vanke Property (up to 300 people), and outputs 10 video courses and 1 set of question bank to its training platform for continuous promotion;The project produces two community guidance documents: Technical Guidelines for Community Soil Improvement and Technical Guidelines for Community Composting (the application number of the composting guidelines is to be published for more application and promotion);On the basis of the original 11 pilot projects, Vanke Property launched 200 waste classification and composting projects in the middle of the year. By the end of November, the annual consumption of green waste was 4662.8 m ³, composting was 2331.9 m ³, and composting products improved green space by 8728.5 m2;With the support of the national soil data and related intelligence of the Spring Mud Project, the group standard of China Architectural Association "Eco-city Green Land Soil" has been compiled and passed the final examination (VKF and Vanke Property are the participating units).
In the "Think Tank" section, Vanke Foundation connects experts, scholars, and technical teams in the field of community waste management to support related research projects, cultivate young scholars, and fund high-level professional forums. It builds a platform for mutual support and collaboration to jointly explore problem-solving methods, which provides technical solutions for community waste management issues, and promotes the social concepts and public awareness.
Vanke Foundation adopts a work approach of "research - pilot - empowerment - advocacy". For five years of strategic planning, it has successively carried out the series of programs including "Community Builder Support Program", "Star Program", "Planet Program" and "Brick Action" and supported capacity building of grassroots backbone and social organizations in the field of sustainable community construction. The frontline social organizations have encountered different challenges and development bottlenecks with specific needs during different development phases. The Foundation is in urgent need for clear identification and precise response.
To meet the urgent demand for carbon emission measurement methods and tools by social organizations in the field of solid waste (referred to as "solid waste"), Vanke Foundation funded REEI to carry out the "Carbon Emission Reduction Capacity Building of Social Organizations in the Field of Solid Waste" project. Through offline and online training, follow-up guidance, and other means, it helped 30 social organizations in the field of solid waste in China learn carbon emission calculation methods and proficiently use accounting tools to calculate the carbon emission reduction achievements of the project, evaluate and adjust the project content.
In 2021, REEI enhanced the said social organizations to understand climate change and the concept of "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality". In 2022, REEI continued to exert itself and successfully held a workshop on "Practice From Carbon Accounting to Urban Solid Waste Carbon Reduction Potential Estimation". By optimizing urban solid waste treatment and emission reduction tools, and developing environmental policies, it deeply explored the carbon reduction potential of social organizations.
23 social organizations that focus on issues such as waste composting, incineration, and rural garbage participated in offline workshops. A total of 108 persons participated in the online workshops, with over 700 people -times watching live streaming. In addition, based on the partner students’ tool use experience, a case study was developed comprising kitchen waste treatment calculation projects such as Aifen Environmental Protection and Green Innovation Development Center, for more partners to refer to.
Since 2020, in order to address the increasingly prominent challenge of urban waste, assist government departments and social stakeholders in mastering the relevant situation and dynamic data of urban community waste classification, and promote multi-party participation in the reduction at the source and recycling of domestic waste, the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) and Vanke Foundation have jointly developed and operated an urban garbage map database, launched garbage classification snapshot activities, and developed a garbage classification index to evaluate multiple cities and publish evaluation results.
In 2022, the nationwide garbage snapshots exceeded 83,622, illuminating 47,197 residential areas and covering 337 cities ; The garbage classification index can evaluate up to 102 cities, including 41 out of 46 key cities for garbage classification. The urban garbage map has also been recognized by experts and local authorities as a tool for conducting community garbage classification surveys or assessments in cities such as Qingdao and Suzhou. Qingdao Municipal Solid Waste Classification Work Evaluation Measures (Trial) officially stipulates that the evaluation of the placement quality is based on the "Blue Map" APP (garbage map) scoring or on-site spot checks.
In 2022, the Urban Garbage Map project released three issues of urban garbage classification index briefings based on the snapshot data. In the first quarter, 30 cities were included in the evaluation, 39 cities were included in the second quarter, and 77 cities were included in the third quarter. After the briefing was released, it attracted the attention of urban management bureaus in Suzhou, Qingdao, Xi'an, and other cities. The project collected 214 actively released solid waste bulletins in 2021 and initiated information disclosure applications to 73 prefecture level and above cities that did not actively release the bulletins. As of December 13, 2022, responses have been received from 39 cities, and 252 solid waste bulletins have been received and displayed on the map. The project monitored the environmental performance of 1,342 waste incineration units, 1,220 landfill sites, and 327 kitchen waste disposal units in real-time. It conducted written research on the goals and progress of 1,000 enterprises in plastic reduction, collected 74 plastic reduction commitments and progress towards achieving goals from 52 brands, and built a global corporate responsibility mechanism. Based on the Green Supply Chain CITI Index, a preliminary rating of 1,000 brands was completed, and the practice cases of 74 brands were collected and preliminarily organized, mainly from industries such as food and beverage, daily chemical, retail, plastic toys, and electronics.
