優化升級后的垃圾桶

Upgraded trash bins in the Palace Museum.

Zero Waste in the Palace Museum

In January 2020, the Palace Museum joined hands with the Vanke Foundation to launch a zero-waste campaign, aiming to build a world-leading waste-free museum through adopting a science- based and meticulous approach to waste management, maximizing resource utilization efficiency and increasing public awareness of the response to climate change.

The campaign was divided into two stages: zero-waste office and zero-waste tours, which have been proceeding in a phased manner to promote waste reduction, recycling, and pollution-free treatment.

Internally, the Palace Museum has optimized the locations and appearances of trash bins based on analysis of data on visitors' environmental behavior, built eco-friendly composts for flower beds according to the landscape layout of the Forbidden City, and strengthened relevant training of staff members.

Externally, the museum advocates environmental protection among visitors through presenting zero-waste cultural and creative products as well as environmental brochures and videos and launching the "empty plate" campaign, zero-waste guided tours, and other activities.

In 2023, the zero-waste campaign of the Palace Museum was exhibited as an innovative practice at the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference, vividly showcasing the contributions made by China's culture, tourism, and museum sectors to green, low-carbon development worldwide.

The zero-waste campaign is an important measure of the Palace Museum to practice a green development philosophy. It has helped tell green development stories of Chinese museums, create a new calling card for the Palace Museum featuring "red walls and a green environment", and promote concepts of energy conservation and emission reduction throughout society.

“福牛辭舊”廢棄物再生雕塑

An ox sculpture made of recycled waste.

故宮零廢棄

2020年1月，故宮博物院與萬科公益基金會聯合發起“故宮零廢棄”項目，旨在通過科學精細的廢棄物管理方式，提高資源利用效率，倡導公眾響應氣候變化行動，將故宮博物院建設為國際領先的零廢棄博物館。

該項目分為“零廢棄辦公”和“零廢棄游覽”兩個階段，以減量化、資源化、無害化為原則，按階段推進。對內建設階段，采集并分析觀眾環境行為數據，完成垃圾桶點位優化及外觀升級，結合故宮景觀建設生態堆肥花壇，并向故宮員工進行培訓。對外倡導階段，展示由故宮回收廢棄物創作而成的雕塑作品，推出零廢棄文創產品、科普圖文及視頻，開展光盤行動、零廢棄導覽等公眾活動。2023年，該項目亮相于第二十八屆聯合國氣候變化大會，向世界生動展示中國文旅文博行業綠色低碳發展成果。

“故宮零廢棄”是故宮博物院踐行綠色發展理念的重要舉措，將會有助于講好中國博物館綠色故事，打造“紅墻綠景”新名片，在節能減排、理念倡導方面為社會做出積極貢獻。