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In the densely populated Hong Kong, waste is a complex issue. [1] The territory generates around 6.4 million tons of waste each year [2] but is able to collect and process only a minimal portion of recyclable waste. [3] By 2019, its existing landfills are expected to be full. [4]
Hong Kong has the highest daily domestic waste generation rates per capita compared to other metropolitans in Asia: Metro Tokyo creates 0.77 kg per day per capita, Seoul generates 0.95 kg, Taipei City produces 1.00 kg and Hong Kong tops the rank by 1.36 kg (Environment Bureau, 2013).
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The ground was built from 1995 to 2004 from the former Sai Tso Wan Landfill. During the construction, the former landfill underwent a series of restoration works, which included the building of a final capping layer for prevention of leakage, a landfill gas control system for utilisation of methane gas generated from the decomposed rubbish, and a leachate management system.
As the owner of a dog shelter in Hong Kong, it's important to Kent Luk that dogs are treated with compassion both in life and death.Luk runs the city's Paws Guardian Rescue Shelter and takes care ...
The bay was reclaimed to become a landfill site, "West New Territories Landfill" (Chinese: 新界西堆填區). The landfill site covers the area of 110 hectares. It can handle more than 6,500 tonnes of waste per day and is expected to be used for 25 years. [2] [3] Nim Wan is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. [4]
The Hong Kong plastic shopping bag environmental levy scheme is an environmental levy scheme designed to reduce the manufacture and distribution of plastic shopping bags (PSBs) in Hong Kong. PSBs are made of materials that are not easily degradable, and as such, their extensive disposal is putting pressure on the very limited landfill capacity ...
A 2016 investigation by Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department (EPD) found that SITA failed to meet their contractual obligation to maintain a minimum temperature of 1,000 °C for the flaring of landfill gas in the leachate treatment plant at the closed Pillar Point Valley Landfill, in an attempt to save fuel expenditure. [6]