Waste management in Hong Kong
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In the densely populated city of Hong Kong, waste is a troublesome issue. The city generates around 6.4 million tons of waste each year, and in eight years' time, its existing landfills are expected to be full. The government has introduced waste management schemes and delivered education to the public. On the commercial side, producers are taking up measures to reduce waste.
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[edit] Overview
In Hong Kong, wastes generated can be categorized as municipal solid waste, construction and demolition waste, chemical waste and other special waste including clinical waste, animal carcasses, livestock waste, radioactive waste, grease trap waste and waterworks/sewage sludges.
[edit] Statistics
Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department provides data and statistics [1]
[edit] Processing
Wastes in Hong Kong are first collected from disposal bins to refuse transfer stations (RTS). After they are compacted and containerized there, they will then be delivered to disposal lands or recycling centers.
[edit] Waste Collection
There are hundreds of collectors in the city where wastes are located before transferring to refuse transfer stations. [2]
[edit] Waste Transport
There are seven refuse transfer stations in the city. They serve as centralised collection points for the transfer of waste to the strategic landfills.
[edit] Waste Recycling
[edit] Waste Disposal
[edit] Landfill
Hong Kong has had 13 strategic landfills, and three are still in use including North East New Territories Landfill (NENT), South East New Territories Landfill (NENT), and West New Territories Landfill (WENT).
The closed landfills are reconstructed to facilities such as golf courses, multi-purpose grass pitches, rest gardens, ecological parks, etc. Greenhouse gases emitted from closed landfills are used for energy.
[edit] NGO campaigns
[edit] Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth is one of the local green groups in Hong Kong. One of its campaigns emphasizes on setting up an all-inclusive recycling system. [3]
[edit] Green Power
Many of the activities of Green Power are related to waste control and management. Green Power organizes an on-going "Zero Waste Action", aiming to cut waste from its origins. [4]
