Hong Kong to expand community recycling after shelving waste-charging scheme
Hong Kong will strengthen its community recycling network with measures such as round-the-clock automated collection points after scrapping the waste-charging scheme due to strong public backlash, the environmental chief has said. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan on Saturday also pledged to review the permitted profit levels of the city’s two power companies when their control…
Hong Kong is set to enhance its community recycling system by introducing 24-hour automated collection points, following the cancellation of a waste-charging scheme due to public opposition, according to environmental chief Tse Chin-wan. The government also plans to review the profit levels of the city's two power companies once their control agreements expire in 2033, and aims to import more clean energy from mainland China.
Tse expressed confidence in achieving four environmental goals set out in Hong Kong's first five-year plan, including reducing carbon intensity, increasing zero-carbon energy usage in power generation, and improving air and surface water quality. Despite shelving the waste-charging scheme in 2024, the government will strengthen the Green@Community initiative, a city-wide network promoting recycling collection across 18 districts.
The initiative, complemented by smart recycling bins, currently has over 800 public collection points and 1.2 million registered users. Tse also pledged to increase the import of zero-carbon electricity from mainland China to 60-70% and discussed plans to build a new power reception station on reclaimed land in Tseung Kwan O Area 132.
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