"Operation CD-ROM" advocates practicing economy and opposing wastefulness, driving people to cherish food and eat up all the food on their plates, and has been supported by people from the central government to the public, and has become one of the top ten news buzzwords, Internet buzzwords, and one of the most well-known public welfare brands in 2013.
The CD-ROM Action was initiated by a group of people who are passionate about public welfare. The purpose of the CD-ROM Action is: not to order more in the restaurant, not to play more in the cafeteria, and not to do more in the kitchen. Develop the habit of living a life that cherishes food, practicing economy and opposing waste, rather than just an action.
Not just in the restaurant meal packing, but on-demand ordering, in the cafeteria on-demand food, home on-demand cooking. The CD-ROM campaign is being launched as a reminder that hunger is not far away, and that even today, saving food is one of the age-old virtues to be observed," he said.
On August 11, 2020, the General Secretary of the State Council issued an important instruction emphasizing that it is necessary to resolutely stop food and beverage wastefulness and effectively cultivate the habit of saving, so as to create an atmosphere in which wastefulness is shameful and saving is a matter of pride in the whole society.
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Initiation
The CD-ROM campaign was initiated by three members of "IN_33" in early January 2013, with the earliest call to action being. The earliest call was "Start with me, no leftovers today", and then one of the initiators, Page One, came up with the current name CD-ROM Action.
On Jan. 15, more than 30 members of IN_33 began distributing leaflets and posters at restaurants and gas stations in Beijing, but the campaign didn't begin until Jan. 16, when it was officially launched.
The number of microblogs related to the CD-ROM campaign began to rise on Jan. 21, and the campaign continued to heat up, with large-scale participation by media outlets and catering firms around the world after People's Daily published a front-page article titled "CD-ROM Action Gets a Warm Response" on Jan. 25, which was followed by an article titled "CD-ROM Action.
Follow-up
On Aug. 11, 2020, Xinhua News Agency reported on a directive from the general secretary of the Central Committee of the People's Republic of China (CPC), which called for a resolute halt to wasteful food and drink practices, and for the creation of an atmosphere of "wastefulness is shameful, and saving is a matter of honor" in the entire society. Official Chinese media have since stepped up their publicity, with mainland China following suit.
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