Hong Kong's waste problem - HK Recycles

In 2018, the recycling rate was 30%. LOWEST in the last 20 years. We are throwing away 11,428 tonnes of municipal solid waste into our landfills per day, or ... Solutions Office RealEstate School Retail SaiKungResidential Residential Sustainability CollectionTeam Sustainabilityreporting HK'swasteproblems Benefitsofrecycling Contact HOWBADISHONGKONG'SWASTEPROBLEM? In2018,the recyclingratewas 30%.LOWESTinthelast20years Wearethrowingaway11,428 tonnesofmunicipalsolidwaste intoourlandfillsperday,or4.17 millionstonnesperyear. ​Percapita,wearethrowingaway1.53kgofwasteperday.AlmostdoubleofthatTokyo, andcurrently,wearesolelyreliantonthreelandfills.​ComparedtootherasiancitiesHongKong'srecyclingratelacksbehindthatofSingaporewiththeoverall recyclingrate 30%and61%respectively.Ourrecyclingrateforpaper,glassandmetalislowerthanthatofSingapore.ButHongKong's plasticrecyclingrateis14%comparedto7%inSingapore THETHREE LANDFILLSWECURRENTLYUSES ISTHESAMEAS379FOOTBALLFIELDS IFWEBREAKDOWNTHESTATISTICSWEFINDTHAT PLASTICRECYCLINGRATE: 14% GLASS RECYCLINGRATE: 7% PAPERRECYCLINGRATE:50% METALRECYCLINGRAT:91% Theamountofplastic thatendsupinourlandfillsperday isthesameas theweightof387lightbuses. Wearethrowingtheequivalentof658,000emptywinebottlesadayintoourlandfillswhichcouldotherwisebeturnedintootherusefulrawmaterialslikeglassbricks. Source:EnvironmentalProtectionDepartment'Monitoringofsolidwaste2016' MAKEACHANGENOW.FINDOUTHOWWECANHELPYOU CONTACTUS Solutions Office RealEstate School Retail SaiKungResidential Residential Sustainability CollectionTeam Sustainabilityreporting HK'swasteproblems Benefitsofrecycling Contact