Do you know that the daily waste generation
per capital in Hong Kong is high when compared to other similar Asian cities?
It is obviously not something to brag about, though.
According to the HK government survey, the
daily domestic waste generation per capita is around 1.36kg, which is higher
than that in Taipei, Tokyo and Seoul. A pretty astonishing amount, if you ask
me.
And not to mention that because of the lack
of land in Hong Kong, combined with all those environmental regulations, it is
really difficult to look for a suitable site for landfill or incinerator. That
is why the HK government has been promoting the recycling of waste.
If you have some understanding about Hong
Kong’s waste recycling policy, you should have heard of “Blue for used paper; yellow
for aluminium can; brown for plastic bottles” (the colors refer to the colors
of the recycling bins) and the “3R”: reduce, reuse and recycle. However, the
result seems to be somewhat disappointing since, unsurprisingly, not much waste
can truly be recycled and, sadly, Hongkongers don’t know much about the
importance and practice of recycling.
Can we change? Obama said “yes, we can”,
but what will Hongkonger say to this matter?
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