Waste Island

My project is called 0 Waste Island. Mainly paying attention to the problems of waste disposal and landfill situations in China, Wuxi. Wuxi is a city with rapid economic development in recent years. Like many fast-growing cities, Wuxi faces many problems. The shortage of urban land, the rapid generation of waste, the aging of the population and so on.  It is clear that unless we rethink our built environment, our cities will become increasingly unsustainable, unaffordable and socially unequal.

To improve this situation and make people aware of the importance of good waste separation, recycling and disposal. I propose to use the process of waste landfill to create a new island and build a 0-waste community on this island. This community can produce all their own food and energy – a self-sufficiency model that aims to deal with current issues of Wuxi, from the food and water crisis to the rise of CO2 emissions. 

The 0 Waste Island looks at how we can create new realities that promote a sense of wellbeing and turn the spaces we inhabit into healthier and happier places, all while being more affordable and efficient for people living there.