Abstract: Using the example of Z Town in Y City, a combination of unstructured interviews, participant observation and literature review was used to explore the governance logic used by the grass-roots government in Z Town to implement waste separation policies. The results showed that there were some problems in the implementation of the garbage sorting policy in Z Town, such as lack of policy publicity and improper operation. According to the specific situation, the local grass-roots government flexibly solved the problem and implemented the policy by transferring the policy target and winning the sympathy of villagers. Therefore, the grass-roots governance needed to combine the actual social situation and start from the perspective of the people in order to effectively implement policies.

Key words: grass-roots government, governance logic, policy implementation, garbage sorting, social situation