How does Hong Kong handle its waste?

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Hong Kong passed a long-delayed legislation to start charging residents for their household rubbish, beginning in 2023. Of the 5.67 million tonnes (6.2 million tons) of solid waste the city generated in 2019, only 29 per cent was recycled. The Post explains Hong Kong’s key waste management strategies, and how the city aims to clean up its garbage problem with a new waste-charging scheme.

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In HK MacDonald's, they put your drinks in a plastic carry can't you simply hold the drink in your hands.

UselessRandom

Wow, all the plastic manufacturing companies are gonna have it tough after 2022!

IKEMENOsakaman

when i came to almost 10 years ago. i was surprised by 2 things. people prefer to takeaway their food instead of eating in especially single person and air conditioning maintenance is not a thing. use it till it's broken and change a new one. from where I was born, people maintain their A/C and washing machine once every 2 years.

JSJE

so advanced in waste management, whether for those that are destroyed or those that can be recycled. and most importantly, the government's awareness of waste management is highly prioritized. 👍

watanglipuhadjar

“What Hong Kong does with its waste?”
Ship it off to the UK

youngzo

Landfills? Doesn’t HK have a shortage of liveable land? The prices are insane

jimmyjamesraynor

better get those incinerators built sooner than later.

fjp

If only recycling was made as convenient as consumption!

mikexue

Fir every day light litter we have solar bins that reduce waste by 80%

annedonnellan

HK has always been about speed and convenience. Need to educate and change how people think about waste. Can also limit the types of packaging/plastics that can be used so they can be more easily identified and recycled.

jaker

I think your caption of "(6.6tons)" should be "6.6 million tons" instead. Thanks.

ryuen

Palm is a horrible source of starch, and just a generally horrible introduction to the industrial food system.

lemurgulliver

Your neighbors Japan and South Korea??? They are quite far from HK! Your neighbors are Macao, Zhuhai and Shenzhen, and I am sure you perfectly know that.

theantchannel