优化升级后的垃圾桶
Upgraded trash bins in the Palace Museum.
故宫零废弃
2020年1月，故宫博物院与万科公益基金会联合发起“故宫零废弃”项目，旨在通过科学精细的废弃物管理方式，提高资源利用效率，倡导公众响应气候变化行动，将故宫博物院建设为国际领先的零废弃博物馆。
该项目分为“零废弃办公”和“零废弃游览”两个阶段，以减量化、资源化、无害化为原则，按阶段推进。对内建设阶段，采集并分析观众环境行为数据，完成垃圾桶点位优化及外观升级，结合故宫景观建设生态堆肥花坛，并向故宫员工进行培训。对外倡导阶段，展示由故宫回收废弃物创作而成的雕塑作品，推出零废弃文创产品、科普图文及视频，开展光盘行动、零废弃导览等公众活动。2023年，该项目亮相于第二十八届联合国气候变化大会，向世界生动展示中国文旅文博行业绿色低碳发展成果。
“故宫零废弃”是故宫博物院践行绿色发展理念的重要举措，将会有助于讲好中国博物馆绿色故事，打造“红墙绿景”新名片，在节能减排、理念倡导方面为社会做出积极贡献。
“福牛辞旧”废弃物再生雕塑
An ox sculpture made of recycled waste.
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.
