Cannes Lions

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION

DDB CHINA GROUP, Shanghai / CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOUNDATION / 2011

Awards:

1 Bronze Cannes Lions
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Description

China Environmental Protection Foundation wanted an impact amongst all the Chinese people thus urge everyone to “say no to disposable chopsticks” and choose reusable ones instead.

We recycled over 30,000 used pairs of disposable chopsticks from restaurants all over Shanghai. And turned them into a broken chopstick tree structure. The installation was then displayed in several busy city districts popular with restaurant diners. Through the visual impact of the fallen chopstick trees, we raised awareness of the fact that the use of disposable chopsticks results in the destruction of large numbers of trees.The campaign received coverage from 110 local and international media outlets. During the campaign period, there were over 3,000,000 hits when you ran a search for “chopstick tree” in Google. Afterwards the chopstick tree was invited for long term exhibition in the national art museum.

Execution

We recycled over 30,000 used pairs of disposable chopsticks from restaurants all over Shanghai. And turned them into a broken chopstick tree structure. The installation was then displayed in several busy city districts popular with restaurant diners.

Outcome

The campaign received coverage from 110 local and international media outlets. During the campaign period, there were over 3,000,000 hits when you ran a search for “chopstick tree” in Google. Afterwards the chopstick tree was invited for long term exhibition in the national art museum.

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