Waste Management in Hong Kong

Waste Managementin Hong Kong

Prepared and Presented by: CHAN Yau-kei, Kurt 10406751

HO Ka-chun, Ewan 10406948

Current problem (Statistics)Existing Policy/Public Consultation

Point to noteComparison (Taipei)Suggestion

Table of Content

Current problem

Hong Kong is producing 1.8 tons of rubbish each day

Three landfills are fast becoming full to the brim within 3 years later

Tseng Kwan O(TKO) (Southern part of TKO Industrial Zone)

Ta Kwu Ling, Sheung Shui Lin Wan of Lung Kwu Tan, Tuen Mun

Current classification of solid waste

Disposal of solid waste at landfills in 2010

Source: Monitoring of Solid Waste in HK-Waste Statistics for 2010

Disposal of solid waste at landfills in 2006 – 2010

Per capita disposal rates of municipal solid waste and

domestic waste in 2006– 2010

Composition of municipal solid waste in

2010

Waste Management

How to tackle the waste problem

Recovery of municipal solid waste in 2009

and 2010

Municipal solid waste recovery rates in 2006 –

2010

Recovered recyclable materials by

type in 2010

Principle: “Polluter pays”

Reduce WasteEnvironmental Levy Scheme on Plastic Shopping Bags was introduced since 7-July-2009. Introduce an environmental levy of 50 cents on each

plastic shopping bag at the retail level, with the first phase covering chain or large supermarkets, convenience stores and personal healthy and beauty product stores.

Existing Policy

Reduce Waste In 2006, the mixed construction waste accounts for

about 20% of the total waste intake at the three existing landfills.

Tackle the Land filling and Fly-tipping problems Construction Waste Disposal Charging Scheme (2006

Launched) Construction waste producers, such as construction

contractors, renovation contractors or premises owners, prior to using government waste disposal facilities, need to open a billing account with the Environmental Protection Department and pay for the construction waste disposal charge.

Existing Policy

Recycling Launched a programme on Source Separation of

Domestic Waste since 2006.

Waste separation bins / 3-coloured bins Blue (paper), Yellow( aluminum bottle) Brown ( plastic bottle)

Public Consultation

The use of Plastic Shopping Bags dropped 90 %. But the consumption of plastic is increased Consumption of nylon-plastic bag products Shifted the plastic consumption from Plastic

Shopping Bags More plastic products were used and disposed to

landfill, even hardly biodegradable substance

Problems/Criticism

Waste separation bins / 3-coloured bins Policy No bins for glasses bottle, clothes

Estate took initiation to apply permission of additional place to collect items other recycling item bins, rejected by Lands department Reason: government no such policy Sau Mau Ping Estate, Kwun Tong

Problems/Criticism

Problems/Criticism Local recycle traders lack of government support Low recycle rate, unstable supply of recycled waste

Construction Waste Disposal Charging Scheme many government departments involved at the

enforcement work, departments are relies on other departments to enforce the law

Problems/Criticism

Population: Over 2.6 million Waste Bag Fee and Recycle Scheme

1999: 2970 tons/day 2000: 1680 tons/day

43% less after the scheme start Recycle rate: Increase from 2.4% to 8%

Comparison to Taipei

Economic Disincentives Fines / Allowance, Waste Exchange Scheme, Waste Bag Fee Support general waste management

Enforcement and Penalty E.g. Legislation, compulsory recycling procedures, etc Deposit-Refund Scheme Product Take-Back Advanced recycling fee (ARF) Implemented in Denmark, Ireland, South Africa, United

States, etc Timetable for waste management problem

Speed up the Progress Domestic source separation by 3-Coloured Waste Separation

Bin Increase Types of Waste Separation

E.g. Glass bottles, Electronics, Clothing, etc

Recommendations for HKSAR

Increase the awareness of general public Reduce the main source of waste Separation in Advance

Education and Promotion The responsibility of every HK Citizens New Lifestyle Campaign

Break down the administrative hierarchy Direct support from the district board Connection with NGOs

Guiding / Monitoring Purpose

Recommendations for HKSAR

What HKSAR can really do…

http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200910/28/P200910270240.htm

http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr05-06/english/panels/ea/papers/ea0424cb1-1300-4-e.pdf

http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/eindex.html

Source & Reference

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