Virtuous Recycling
Wang Yewen, a 32-year-old company staff member, recently moved into a new apartment in Beijing. The moving process proved torture, as she had too much stuff she didn’t even realize existed. Fortunately, she got a helping hand from Baijingyu, an online recycling platform. Using an applet in Alipay, one of China’s most frequently used mobile wallets, she arranged for a pickup service and an employee then came to her door to collect all the things she wouldn’t use anymore. The entire process was free of charge.
Not only clothes, but also books and smart devices can be collected. On their Baijingyu personal account, users can check how many kilograms of old stuff they have already put into recycling.
“It was my second time using the platform and I found
