Painful at first but after we develop the habit of sorting trash, we won’t burn as much calories thinking “which category does this trash fall under?” People from countries where recycling is done more strictly will know that there is still a long way to go for recycling in Shanghai. The four categories are still very vague and, somewhere down the line in the process, someone else will still end up resorting the sorted trash. Nonetheless, it’s a start and good for Shanghai for paving the path for other cities in China. 

There you have it, ladies and gentlemen!! Happy sorting. 

P.S. I can’t wait until Shanghai introduce rules that ban people from playing music / videos on speaker-mode on the subways. It would be even nicer if they can strongly enforce the “先上后下” etiquette that they currently only broadcast on their audio systems. In Beijing, I heard there are some scary middle-aged volunteers, especially during rush hours, that will scold at people who are not lining up or pushing their way on to the trains before passengers have gotten off.