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- Over 2 billion tons of municipal solid waste are produced annually. Improper disposal can lead to adverse health outcomes, for example through water, soil and air contamination. Hazardous waste or unsafe waste treatment such as open burning can directly harm waste workers or other people involved in waste burning and neighbouring communities.
www.who.int/tools/compendium-on-health-and-environment/solid-wasteGuidance on solid waste and health - World Health Organization (WHO)
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2021年12月20日 · The report shows that Hong Kong’s waste problem has worsened over the past year. And, with almost all large-scale activities suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, essential policies and actions such as municipal waste charging and promotion for waste avoidance at source have yet to be rolled out.
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The figures in the newly released report, Monitoring on ...
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2024年6月8日 · In 2005, Hong Kong sent an average of 17,679 tonnes of solid waste to landfill per day, of which 6,828 tonnes were domestic waste. The total amount of solid waste fell to 13,326 tonnes...
Total Solid Waste. Solid waste comprises municipal solid waste (MSW), overall construction waste, and special waste. In 2022, the total quantity of solid waste disposed of at the strategic landfills was 5.74 million tonnes. The average daily quantity was 15,725 tonnes per day (tpd), which has increased by 1.2% as compared to 2021 (Plate 2.1).
Solid waste comprises municipal solid waste (MSW), overall construction waste, and special waste. In 2020, the total quantity of solid waste disposed of at the strategic landfills was 5.39 million tonnes. The average daily quantity was 14,739 tonnes per
- An Overview on Challenges For Waste Reduction and Management in Hong Kong
- Growing wasteloads
- The Sustainable Development of Recycling Industry
WASTE BY TYPE
Hong Kong generates several different types of waste, and each has its own requirements for handling. The EPD keeps regular statisticson each waste type, such as composition, quantity sent for disposal and quantity recycled. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) comprises solid waste from households, commercial and industrial sources. This excludes construction waste, chemical waste, clinical waste and other special waste. MSW is disposed of at landfills. Food wasteis the major constituent of the munic...
THE CHALLENGES
Waste is a common problem of affluent societies. Especially when people can afford greater convenience and more purchases, they tend to throw away more rubbish. Hong Kong is no exception to this.
Municipal solid waste includes waste from households, industry and commercial operations, but landfills are also under tremendous pressure from construction waste.In 2006, the Government introduced the Construction Waste Disposal Charging Scheme and the quantity of construction waste disposed of at landfills has decreased largely since then. Howeve...
EcoPark
To promote local recycling, the Government has developed a 20-hectare EcoParkin Tuen Mun Area 38 to provide long-term land at affordable costs for the development of the recycling industry with a view to encouraging investment in advanced technologies and valued-added recycling processes.
Recycling Fund
The $1 billion Recycling Fundhas been launched in October 2015 and is open for applications. The Recycling Fund promotes the recovery and recycling of waste into useful resources and products by facilitating the upgrading of operational capabilities and efficiency of the recycling industry to support its sustainable development.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Additionally, the EPD launched a territory-wide Programme on Source Separation of Domestic Waste in Januray 2005 which encourages housing estates/buildings to set up waste separation facilities on building floors and broaden the types of recyclables to be recovered, so as to increase domestic waste recovery and reduce waste requiring disposal. For more details, please click hereor dial the Recycling Helpline (2838 3111). To further promote waste reduction and recycling and provide outlets for...
2023年12月22日 · Taking into account the disposal of both MSW and construction waste, the total quantity of solid waste disposed of at landfills in 2022 was 5.74 million tonnes and the average daily quantity was 15 725 tonnes, representing a slight increase of 193 tonnes per day (1.2 per cent) as compared to 2021.
2021年12月10日 · It presents the 2020 statistics on disposal and recovery/recycling of solid waste generated in Hong Kong, including municipal solid waste (MSW) (covering both domestic waste and commercial and industrial waste), overall construction waste and special waste.