In Shanghai, efforts to sort garbage get helping hand

Shanghai's Hongkou district has established an association focused on trash sorting as the city gears up to enforce its first regulation on domestic waste management.

The rule takes effect on July 1, to the applause of environmentalists and the green industry.

Organizers said the association - the Shanghai Hongkou New Fashion Garbage Classification Office - is the first social group of its kind in the city. It released a guide for promoting trash sorting in residential neighborhoods during its founding ceremony on Monday.