“The Zero Waste Palace Museum” project was launched jointly by the Palace Museum and Vanke Foundation on 16 January 2020 on the foundation of extensive public participation with precise scientific waste management approaches to pursue the superb goal of “reducing landfill and incineration waste to infinitely close to zero.” In the four years since inception, the project has directly involved approximately 3,000 Palace Museum staff members, 21 million visitors, and 40,000 tour guides into creating a green Palace Museum.

From this point forward, both parties will continue to expand zero-waste practices, jointly promote the development of a green Palace Museum, establish the influence of the green Palace Museum in the carbon-neutral era, assist in the formation of ecological civilization, and present an exemplary Chinese program for humanity and for the future of our planet.