Waste Separation

There is a slogan for recycling bins in Hong Kong: 'Blue for Waste Paper, Yellow for Aluminium Tins, and Brown for Plastic”. WasteSeparation Theenvironmentisdeteriorating everyminute.HongKongpeopleproduce17900tonnesofrubbisheveryday,which isabout1.4kilogramsofwasteperperson.Thesewastesaredumpedintothree majorlandfillsintheNewTerritories,atthisrateofwasteproduction,these landfillswillbefilledupwithin13years.Therefore,tosaveourfuture, thereisanurgentneedforustostartusingwasteseparationbinsfor recycling. WasteSeparationBins Therearemanywasteseparation binsinHongKong,forexample,attheentranceofMTRstations,inhousing estatesandinschools.Forexample,ourschoolhastwosetsofthesebinsas showninthepictures.     Somestudentssometimes accidentallythrewrecyclablethingssuchasbottlesandnewspapersintothe garbageasshowninthephoto.Itisimportantthatwemakegooduseofthe wasteseparationbinssoastoprotecttheenvironment. Thegovernmentisurgingus citizenstousethesebinsaswell,belowaresometelevisioncommercials promotingthewasteseparationbins.Thereisasloganforrecyclingbinsin HongKong:'BlueforWastePaper,YellowforAluminiumTins,andBrownfor Plastic”. Clickonthelinktoseethe commercials: http://www.info.gov.hk/isd/tvapi/recycle/english/high_eng.htm http://www.isd.gov.hk/eng/tvapi/recycle_e.html Putthecursorovertheboxbelowtosee theChineseVersion: Games: (incourtesyoftheEnvironmental CampaignCommittee) Clickthelinkbelowtohavesome funplayinggamesonwasteseparation: http://www.ecc.org.hk/new/inside-game.asp   Asyoucansee,therearethree typesofrecyclingbins.Clickbelowtolearnmoreabouteachtypeofthese recyclableitems: Blue-WastePaper           Yellow -AluminiumCans               Brown-Plastic Bottles