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2020-04-22 | Beijing

Today is the 51^st Earth Day. As countries around the world initiated lockdown and quarantine procedures to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, the decrease in human activities often led to a rejuvenation of nature. Therefore, the theme of this year’s Earth Day in China is 'Treasure the Planet, People and Nature Co-exist in Harmony'. We are facing numerous challenges to the future of humanity and the environmental systems that safeguard the liveability of our world. The time for citizens to call for greater action globally to tackle our common environmental crisis is now. Only with every country making an effort can we achieve sustainability and the harmonious existence of people and nature.

今天是第51个世界地球日。新冠疫情以来，由于人类活动减少，自然界反而开始焕发生机。2020年的地球日宣传主题为 “珍爱地球 人与自然和谐共生”。如何守护地球家园、保证生活环境继续宜居, 是全人类都面临的挑战。只有大家携手，我们才能共同应对环境挑战。只有每个国家都立即采取行动，我们才能保证社会的可持续发展，实现人与自然的和谐共生。

In recent years, China has made progress in developing the 'Zero Waste City' concept. In light of these advancements, the European Chamber Environment Working Group hosted an hour-long conference call with the Solid Waste Division of the Solid Waste and Chemicals Department, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), on 2^nd April. The main topic was ‘Zero Waste City’ pilots, while other issues such as implementation plans, key development regions and expert team development were touched upon. 

近年来，中国的“无废城市”建设取得了不小的进展。2020年4月2日，中国欧盟商会与生态环境部固废与化学品司固废处围绕“无废城市”试点的展开进行了在线研讨，同时就实施计划、重点区域、专家团队建设及其他议题开展了深入探讨。

This discussion revealed the demand in pilot cities nationwide for innovation and examples of best practices. The MEE has indicated it welcomes input on international technologies and successful case studies in building ‘Zero Waste Cities’, including but not limited to areas such as air, water, soil, noise pollution, clean production, comprehensive utilisation and recycling, and environment monitoring.

据了解，许多试点城市在如何建设更高效、更先进“无废城市”方面有丰富的需求，因此生态环境部欢迎业界通过中国欧盟商会环境工作组分享国际最佳实践和成功案例，包括并不仅限于如下领域：大气、水、土壤、噪音污染防治技术、综合利用与资源化技术、清洁生产、环境监测等等。 

Please note the following when applying:

提报时请注意：

• Only applicable for European Chamber members (仅接受中国欧盟商会会员企业的最佳实践和案例);
• Involvement is on voluntary basis (自愿原则);
• Be wary of protecting your copyright/IPR – if you don’t feel comfortable in filling in certain information. please DON’T (提交信息时请注意版权/知识产权保护);
• Submissions may be published on the MEE technology centre’s website or shared with cities in the pilot programme (提交内容有可能被展示在“无废城市”网站上或与各试点城市分享);
• Please submit the information in both Chinese and English, following the templates provided (请使用模板提交中英文内容);
• Extra images and material are also welcome (如有补充材料或者图片等，也欢迎一并提交);
• The European Chamber reserves the right to select the finalists (中国欧盟商会保留此次征集的最终解释权).

1st Round Collection Deadline: COB, 30^th April 2020

第一轮收集于2020年4月30日下班前截止 

Please download the application forms below. Please submit materials to or consult with Ms Michelle ZHANG, Business Manager, Environment Working Group, European Chamber at mzhang@europeanchamber.com.cn

提报模板请在页面下方下载。提交材料或问题咨询，请联系中国欧盟商会环境工作组经理张丹阳女士，邮箱: mzhang@europeanchamber.com.cn

Stay tuned for further events and webinars on the topic.

敬请关注商会接下来类似主题的系列活动。

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