The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the National Working Committee for Women and Children under the State Council jointly issued the "Guidelines for Construction of Child-friendly Spaces in Cities (Trial)”. The guidelines adopted suggestion of "encouraging the recycling of children's books" submitted by China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBDGDF).

In June 2022, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development solicited public opinions on "Guidelines for Construction of Child-friendly Spaces in Cities (Trial)”, and the International Department of CBCGDF suggests to encourage the recycling of children's books in the draft.

Nowadays, there are more and more children's books in the market, and it is very convenient to buy them. In our research over the past few years, we found that many children's books become garbage after a short period of use, and the unnecessary environmental costs brought by this are actually very regrettable. Therefore, in the design of child-friendly cities, children's books should be encouraged for recycling.

Reference: CBCGDF submitted 9 suggestions on "Guidelines for Construction of Child-friendly Spaces in Cities (Trial)"

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