In accordance with the "Implementation Plan for the Construction of a "Waste-free City" during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period of Hohhot City and the Implementation Plan for the Creation of "Waste-free Cells" in Hohhot, from February to March 2024, the Hohhot Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment organized the Hohhot Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, the Municipal Education Bureau and the Municipal Administration of Organs to carry out the first batch of "zero-waste cells" in Hohhot City. According to the "Evaluation Index for the Creation of "Waste-free Cells" in Hohhot, the acceptance working group carried out the acceptance work of the first batch of 16 "waste-free cells" through on-site data review and field research.
1. "Waste-free factory"
By guiding the creation of "zero-waste factories", focusing on the three types of solid waste of industrial solid waste, hazardous waste and domestic waste, and striving to achieve source reduction and resource utilization from many aspects such as system management, supervision system, standardized storage and recycling, 8 "zero-waste factories" Inner Mongolia Jinze Yili Dairy Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia Jinhao Yili Dairy Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia Jinhai Yili Dairy Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia Zhonghuan Photovoltaic Materials Co., Ltd., Yuanhe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia Tegaoxin Dairy Co., Ltd., Mengniu High-tech Dairy (Helinger) Co., Ltd., and Inner Mongolia Jindawei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. all passed the acceptance.
Among them, Inner Mongolia Jinhai Yili Dairy Co., Ltd. adheres to the three-in-one development concept of "green production, green consumption and green development", organizes all employees to actively participate in the creation of "zero-waste factory", and carries out a series of solid waste reduction and improvement activities. It has formulated a management system for the creation of a waste-free factory, established an environmental organizational structure, clarified the responsibilities of various departments of the factory, standardized the solid waste treatment process, and changed the boiler from coal to gas, applied the WHSQ paperless electronic office system, implemented cleaner production, and purchased green and environmentally friendly raw and auxiliary materials. Improve environmentally friendly packaging materials, vigorously reduce the amount of general industrial solid waste and hazardous waste, and the intensity of general industrial solid waste and hazardous waste has been decreasing year by year for many years, build a digital platform, carry out digital management of factory energy and environmental protection, and comprehensively improve the operation efficiency and management level of the factory.
Inner Mongolia Tegaoxin Dairy Co., Ltd. focuses on energy management, resource conservation, environmental protection, pollution reduction and carbon reduction, etc., and has successively passed the quality management system, environmental management system, energy management system certification, etc., forming its own "green operation and management model". Establish a "zero-waste factory" construction system, focus on the goal of "zero-waste factory", create a "zero-waste factory" action implementation plan, promote the source reduction of solid waste, and thoroughly promote cleaner production and green and low-carbon production; establish solid waste classification and classification management standards, and accept social supervision through multiple channels; the internal garbage classification layout of the factory is reasonable, the classification is complete, the site environment implements 5S management standards, and the environment is clean and tidy; the factory construction and application of advanced functional production lines, and the use of energy-saving lamps and lanterns is increased. Carry out energy-saving transformation and other measures to achieve green production, establish a sound packaging management system, optimize environmental protection and energy-saving packaging materials, and rely on the digital information platform to integrate energy conservation, environmental protection, pollution reduction and carbon reduction into the assessment indicators to promote the sustainable development of the whole industrial chain.
2. "No Waste Organs"
The four municipal units directly under the Hohhot Municipal Finance Bureau, the Ecological Environment Bureau, the Administrative Examination and Approval and Government Service Bureau, and the Organ Affairs Administration have carried out the creation of "zero-waste organs" in terms of energy reduction and consumption reduction, management responsibilities, publicity and promotion, energy-saving transformation, and clean energy use, so as to promote the party and government organs to be diligent and thrifty, improve the management system of energy conservation and resources, improve the efficiency of energy and resource utilization, and reduce the operating costs of organs. The creation of "zero-waste institutions" is of great significance for guiding cadres and workers to develop a simple, moderate, green and low-carbon way of working, and forming a good atmosphere of advocating green life. Four "zero-waste institutions" successfully passed the acceptance.
3. "Zero-Waste School"
Four "zero-waste schools" Tongshun Street Primary School in Yuquan District, Hohhot City, Tengfei Road Primary School in Saihan District, North Campus of Bell Road Primary School in Huimin District, and Shuguang Kindergarten in Xincheng District have been established in terms of management responsibilities, curriculum arrangements, green travel, and clean energy use. The four "zero-waste schools" incorporate the course of environmental pollution prevention and control of solid waste into the ecological civilization education system, guide teachers and students to actively participate in the construction and innovation of "zero-waste campuses", promote the penetration of low-carbon and green lifestyles in schools, learning and life, attract families, communities and more social groups to participate in the construction of "zero-waste cities", and promote the whole society to practice "low-carbon life".
In the next step, the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment will continue to consolidate its responsibilities, do a good job in the normalized operation of "zero-waste cells", promote the concept of "zero-waste", conscientiously summarize the acceptance experience and evaluation highlights of "zero-waste cells", and help the construction of "zero-waste city" in our city to a new level.