Municipal Solid Waste - GovHK

There are 13 closed landfills in Hong Kong and their restoration works were completed between 1997 and 2006 to minimise their potential adverse impacts to ... Skiptomaincontent Home Residents Environment Waste&Recycling WasteTreatmentandFacilities MunicipalSolidWaste PublicParticipationWaste&RecyclingAirQualitySustainableDevelopmentNoiseGlobalEnvironmentEnergyEfficiency&ConservationNatureConservationWaterQualityRenewableEnergyEnvironmentalComplianceEnvironmentalAssessment&PlanningIndustries&TradeSupport MunicipalSolidWaste Share: SharetoFacebook SharetoTwitter SharetoWeibo SharetoWhatsapp SharetoLine SharetoWechat ThemanagementofsolidwasteisacomplexandevolvingprocessinHongKong.Hereyoucanlearnaboutmunicipalsolidwaste,wherewedisposeofit,howlandfillsarebeingreused,andotherwaysinwhichwasteisbeingmanaged. WhatisMunicipalSolidWaste?MunicipalsolidwasteinHongKongincludesthefollowingsources: Domesticsolidwaste,whichcomesfromhouseholdsandpublicareas,includingwastecollectedfromresidentialbuildings,litterbins,streets,marineareasandcountryparks. Commercial&industrialsolidwaste,whichcomesfromshops,restaurants,hotels,offices,marketsinprivatehousingestatesaswellasallindustrialactivities,butdoesnotincludeconstructionanddemolitionwaste,chemicalwasteorotherspecialwaste. TheamountofmunicipalsolidwastegeneratedeachyearinHongKongisenormous,giventhatthecityhousesover7millionpeopleandisaregionalcentreofcommerce. Moreonwhereourwastecomesfrom DisposalatLandfillsCurrently,mostofthemunicipalsolidwasteinHongKongisdisposedofinthefollowinglandfills: WestNewTerritoriesLandfillatTuenMun NorthEastNewTerritoriesLandfillatTaKwuLing However,thesesiteswillbecompletelyfilledbythemid2020sifthelevelofwastecontinuestogrowatthecurrentlevels.Tohelpeasethisproblem,theEnvironmentalProtectionDepartmenthasplacedahighpriorityonpromotingwastereductionandrecycling.Butmuchofthewastethatcannotberecycledstillrequiresdisposal,andtheGovernmentisplanningwastemanagementfacilitiesthatwillreducethesizeofbulkwasteandrecoversomeresourcesthatarecurrentlyignored.Otheractionsincludeexaminingpossibleextensionsoftheexistinglandfillsandidentifyingsitesfornewlandfills.Locationsandfeaturesofexistinglandfills RestoredlandfillsThereare13closedlandfillsinHongKongandtheirrestorationworkswerecompletedbetween1997and2006tominimisetheirpotentialadverseimpactstotheenvironmentandtorenderthemsafeforbeneficialuse.TheGovernmenthasstartedconvertingrestoredlandfillsintorecreationalfacilitiessuchasrecreationalground,sportsfacility,park,etc. Openedin1999,thegolfdrivingrangeonpartoftheformerShuenWanLandfillsiteatTingKokRoadinTaiPoisthefirstrecreationalfacilityprovidedatarestoredlandfill.Thedrivingrangeprovides: 145drivingbays OnePar3hole Sandbunkers Puttinggreen ProShop Carpark Changingrooms ThesiteoftheformerSaiTsoWanLandfillhasbeenconvertedintoarecreationgroundthatwasopenedin2004.Therecreationgroundoffers: Multi-purposebaseballcumsoccergrasspitchforbaseballorfootball Baseballbattingcages Environmentalgallery Children’splayground Joggingtrack Changingrooms Carpark Amajorfeatureisthatrecycledmaterialswereusedintherecreationground. PartoftheformerGinDrinkersBayLandfillsitehasbeendevelopedintotheHongKongJockeyClubInternationalBMXParkwhichwasopenedin2009.TheBMXParkoffers: A350metreInternationalStandardBMXtrackanda60metredevelopmentBMXcyclingtrack Pro-shopandmanagementoffice Canteenfacility Equipmentandancillarystores Changingrooms Carparkingfacilities ThesiteoftheformerJordanValleyLandfillhasbeendevelopedintoJordanValleyParkwhichwasopenedin2010. TheParkoffers: Radio-controlledmodelcarracingcircuit Horticulturaleducationcentre Communitygarden Children’splayareas Elderlyexercisecorner Joggingtrack DevelopedattheformerNgauChiWanLandfillsiteisNgauChiWanPark. TheParkwasfullyopenedtopublicin2010andoffers: Archeryfield Joggingtrail Elderlyfitnesscorners Children’splayareas Basketballcourt PartoftheformerMaYauTongCentralLandfillsitehasbeenconvertedintoasitting-outarea. AdjacenttoLamTinPark,thesitting-outareawasopenedtothepublicinearly2011. PartoftheformerMaYauTongWestLandfillsitehasbeenconvertedintositting-outareawhichwasopenedtothepublicinSeptember2011. WaterfrontoftheformerTseungKwanOStageILandfillwasdevelopedintoacycletrackcumfootpathandwasopenedtothepublicinJune2012. TopplatformoftheformerTseungKwanOStageII/IIILandfillhadbeendevelopedintoamodelaeroplanetrainingfieldfortheHongKongAirCadetCropstouseduringweekendsandpublicholidayssince2005. MoreonlandfillrestorationMoreonTaiPoShuenWanTemporaryGolfDrivingRangeMoreonSaiTsoWanRecreationGroundMoreonHongKongJockeyClubInternationalBMXParkMoreonJordanValleyParkMoreonNgauChiWanPark OtherSolutionsTheGovernment'sprimaryobjectiveistoreducewasteproductionandpromoteincreasedrecycling.Environmentalprogrammesfordifferentsectorsofsocietyhavebeendesignedtochangehabits,especiallyinseparatingmunicipalsolidwasteatthesourceandinrecycling.Producerresponsibilityschemeshavealsobeenputinplace,underwhicheveryonewhoproduceswastepaysthecostofitscollection,recyclingandproperdisposal.TheGovernmentisdevelopingregionalmodernlarge-scale organicresourcesrecoverycentre inphasestoturnsourceseparatedfoodwasteintousefulresourcesbyadvancedbiologicaltreatmenttechnologies.TheGovernmenthasalsodevelopedanEcoPark,inwhichlongtermlandisprovidedforestablishmentofrecyclingindustriesandenvironmentallyfriendlyproductmanufacturingenterprises.Theobjectiveofthesemeasuresistobuildafuturewithlessneedlesswastedisposal.Moreonwasterecycling Foundthispagehelpful? 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