Chinese tech companies are helping Alibaba residents cope with new recycling rules after criticism that the regulations are confusing and inflexible. Companies including WeChat, Alipay or Baidu are helping them identify wet, dry, toxic or recyclable waste. Alipay said its waste-sorting app added a million users in three days and had indexed 4,000 different waste types. It has also built a mini app for a third-party developer to arrange collection services and its Ele.me food delivery operation has added trash pickup to its services. Meanwhile QR codes unique to households mean property managers can find out where waste came from.
Chinese tech companies are helping Shanghai residents cope with new recycling rules after criticism that the regulations are confusing and inflexible. Companies including WeChat, Alipay or Baidu are helping them identify wet, dry, toxic or recyclable waste. Alipay said its waste-sorting app added a million users in three days and had indexed 4,000 different waste types. It has also built a mini app for a third-party developer to arrange collection services and its Ele.me food delivery operation has added trash pickup to its services. Meanwhile QR codes unique to households mean property managers can find out where waste came from.