Ningbo company recycles wastes into products
China DailyAce Gift & Craft Co Ltd, a company in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, has become a pioneer in recycling discarded materials such as coffee grounds, straws, and melon seed shells into marketable products including storage boxes and hangers. "The products are all made using renewable materials," said Luan Siyi, the company's sales manager, "Inspired by green principles and technological innovation, we are pushing forward the field of recycling and collaborating with upstream enterprises. Compared to petroleum-derived products, using materials like coffee grounds, straws, and melon seed shells presents greater challenges in the production processes, including shaping, surface treatment, and coloring. This year, the value of products made using green materials has made up 10 percent of the company's total production value, doubling since the same period last year.