Food delivery firms further green push

Leading platforms encourage public to recycle and reduce plastic waste

Food delivery platforms in China are looking to reduce and recycle the cutlery and packaging waste mounting up as online takeout orders soar.

With 300 million Chinese people using online delivery companies to order food last year, 14.6 billion food boxes and 12 billion plastic bags were used to deliver meals around the country, according to market consultancy Qianzhan Institute.