Policy – reduce the needs of using landfill

• No rubbish, no landfill• Reduce the amount of rubbish is the fastest and

effective way to reduce the needs of using landfill

• Government made plans since 1989(the time that they stopped using

• Not strong enough!• Some plans are stilling “planning” now!

Check for the new aims

http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/msw/htm_en/ch01/main.htm

Domestic wastes recycling

• At least 4 types of wastes can be recycled• only three recycle box

Domestic wastes recycling

• Glass– Throw 600 tons per day – Only 1- 2 % are recycled– No benefit, government just leave it.. – Hotel, bar… (voluntary)– Some organizations need government support

(just lend them some places to collect glass)• passive , even reject!

– One year recycle glass program for testing in 6 estate (start at December, 2010

Domestic wastes recycling

• In public housing estate ->relay on NGO : Example : 綠樂無窮在屋村 (5 years education program, 2005-2010)

• In private housing estate->All relay on themselves->No mandatory requirement

Food waste

• Food Waste Recycling Partnership Scheme started at June 1, 2010

• Funding scheme on domestic food waste reduction and recycling started at July 4,2011

• Voluntary->All these projects relay on NGO again!• Two Organic Waste Treatment Facilities->Still a “plan”

http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201107/04/P201107040105.htm

Voluntary recycle projects

1. Computer Recycling Program 2. Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Program3. Rechargeable Battery Recycling Program

• All are voluntary and relay on NGO and related industry!

Supporting on recycle industry • Refuse to subsidize the recycle industry• Only give some special area of short term rent• No effective facilities and policies to collect

material• No suitable facilities for them to treat the

collected material • Large amount of recycle material are export

out• No favor for the recycle industry

• Construction waste disposal charging Scheme• Encourage the construction waste• Illegal construction waste disposal• Maximum penalty : $ 200,000 + 6 months’

imprisonment

Policy with law (1)

http://www.isd.gov.hk/eng/tvapi/07_wr10.html

Policy with law (2)

• The environment levy scheme on plastic shopping bag started on 7 July 2009

• New law : Product Eco- responsibility (Cap. 603)

• The number of using plastic shopping bag decrease sharply.

• Bug in law, The number of Chemical-bonded nonwoven being discard.http://news.hkheadline.com/instantnews/news_content/201107/20/20110720a131628.html?cat=a

Policies

1. Waste Charging2. Producer responsibly schemes3. Landfill disposal bans• Still “planning”!

• Recycle aims : 55% -> too low, still relay on landfill!

Education and promotion

• TV, web, in school• Lots but too general• Some important recycling projects does not

promote well• Some promotions are done by NGO

Summary

× Too relay on NGO and industry× Bad cooperation between different departments

and NGO× Too much voluntary policies , quite passive× Do not put enough resource to support × The aims are too low

Seem to be speed up nowNew policies and new technology