* * * Enjoy the bicycle garbage mountain * * * After enjoying our reflection.

* * * Enjoy the bicycle garbage mountain * * * After enjoying our reflection.

2017 * * It is estimated that the total number of bicycles may be close to 20 million. After these bicycles are scrapped, nearly 300,000 tons of scrap metal will be produced, which is equivalent to the structural steel weight of five aircraft carriers. Nowadays, piles of bicycles "garbage mountain" often appear in newspapers, which has made people worry.

The pain point of bicycle recycling is simple: scrap steel is cheap, and the quantity is small-many recycling companies quote bicycle recycling for only a dozen yuan or even four or five yuan.

Among the many bicycle companies contacted by Southern Weekend, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province alone successfully disposed of 7,000 scrapped bicycles through public bidding in 2065,438+06 and165,438+0.

* * * bike-sharing changed the way of travel. The rotten cars and piles of scrapped bicycles that can be encountered are very eye-catching and worrying.

The bigger hidden danger that few people know is that according to the report of official website China Bicycle Association, in 20 16, nearly 20 brands put in about 2 million * * * bicycles, and the estimated total put in 20 17 is likely to be close to 20 million. After these bicycles are scrapped, nearly 300,000 tons of scrap metal will be produced, which is equivalent to the structural steel weight of five aircraft carriers.

Under the colorful shell, a bicycle consists of 25 parts and 150 parts: cushion, frame, wheel, chain, electronic lock ... In addition, these parts belong to metal, rubber, plastic ... the most recyclable frame of the whole car-steel or aluminum alloy products. People in the recycling industry complain that the price is lower than paper and they are unwilling to recycle.

The maintenance system needs to be improved, the service life is three years, and the recycling price is low ... For bicycle companies with environmental protection aura, in addition to attacking the city, they also need to solve the problems of operation and recycling system.

"The goal is to keep 1000 vehicles every day."

* * * Bicycle sharing is called "the mirror of national quality", and photos and posts of damaged bicycles are widely circulated. * * * Bicycle sharing companies are obviously stepping up their maintenance efforts. Southern Weekend found that in Beijing and Guangzhou, the dumping points of abandoned bicycles mentioned by many citizens have disappeared.

* * * It is not easy to find a bicycle repair point. 20 17 On May 26th, Southern Weekend, a factory building covering an area of 100 square meters was found at the end of a path under an overpass in Haizhu District, Guangzhou.

This is a maintenance point in ofo bike-sharing. A maintenance master said, "We can repair cars that are not scrapped." There are twenty or thirty repaired bicycles parked in front of the factory. There are two workers in the factory to repair tires and bearings, two to repair chains, one to register repaired cars, 1 to assist others in their work.

In the deepest part of the factory, there are about twenty small yellow cars that look intact. "These have to be overhauled."

In May of 20 17, the Survey on Bicycle Use by Beijing Residents released by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics showed that the vehicle damage was the most prominent, and 72.2% of the respondents had encountered this situation, mainly manifested in brake failure, puncture, chain drop, handlebar or cushion damage.

* * * There is a button on the mobile phone software to enjoy riding and repairing broken cars. In the southern weekend, I have seen a lot of triangle stickers "to be repaired!" Signs of ofo bike-sharing, neatly arranged, waiting to be transported away.

At this maintenance point of ofo, in less than half an hour, a dispatching pickup truck and two vans came in, namely. The pickup truck puts down about 20 broken cars, and the van transports 10 broken cars at the entrance and transports 10 repaired cars away.

At present, mobike and ofo are the two companies with the highest market share. Southern Weekend called the responsible persons of the two companies to inquire about the damage ratio, the number of repairs and the layout of repair points. As of press time, no reply has been received.

What industry did the master come from? How about the salary? How is the company usually managed? For these problems, the master of the maintenance point is also secretive. The maintenance master of the above ofo said that each person can repair about 30 cars every day, and this maintenance point has been running for about 2 months.

The mobike maintenance point found by Southern Weekend is even more remote, located in a village far from the business center in Tianhe District, Guangzhou. There are about 2,000 mobike parked in the pit, some of which are complete vehicles, and some of which have been disassembled into wheels and tires. A person in charge told Southern Weekend: "This maintenance point is small in scale and has just been running for one month."

At the gate of the factory, eight maintenance masters bowed their heads and were busy repairing cars. The light in the factory is dim, and they all work against the door. Behind the door is a large orange car sea.

In the office of the maintenance point, a whiteboard reads "The goal is to maintain 1 000 vehicles a day". At present, the mechanics here can only complete hundreds of repairs a day.