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2020-01-21 17:08
Last updated: 2020-01-21 17:09As the so-called "new year, eight years old", Hong Kong people are accustomed to house cleaning every Lunar New Year. Lazy citizens who are neglected to clean up their homes every day will inevitably feel distressed about the massive amount of garbage that is suddenly cleared out. Some citizens even choose a bag to go to the horizon and clean up the old things without classifying them. In addition to the self-discipline recycling of the public this year, the government can actually play with the people and lead different departments and communities to work together to clean up the old “new life” and take away the “bad energy” of last year. .
As a collective tacit understanding of Hong Kong people in cleaning up garbage, the Hong Kong Government can even take this opportunity to encourage more citizens to participate in recycling and save the waste paper that can be recycled. (Photo of "Korean Symphony Dream")
Encourage waste paper recycling
After one year, I always accumulate a lot of documents and letters at home, and sometimes inadvertently clean them. I even realized that the middle school books were still left in the bookcase. However, the cleaning project is huge, and it will almost reverse the home as soon as it is carefully cleaned up. For convenience, some citizens may give up recycling paper separately. As a collective tacit understanding of Hong Kong people in cleaning up garbage, the Hong Kong Government can even take this opportunity to encourage more citizens to participate in recycling and save the waste paper that can be recycled.
In 2019, the situation of the waste paper recycling industry is quite grim. At the same time, due to the tightening of wasteland recycling standards in mainland China and the rejection of foreign waste paper in Southeast Asia, the incentives for waste paper recycling in the industry have declined, and the price of waste paper recycling in Hong Kong has followed. Down. In response to the increasing demand for "paper picking" by foreign waste paper importers in recent years, for example, Mainland China, Indonesia and other places have required that the impurity content of waste paper must be less than 0.5%. Local waste paper recyclers hire employees to sort paper Costs have therefore risen. The revenue and operating costs of waste paper recyclers are facing double challenges at the same time.
In December last year, the government finally decided to hire a contractor to collect waste paper in Hong Kong as a service contract, which will be implemented as soon as March this year, and ensure that the recycling price of at least one kilogram of paper is at least one yuan. But in addition, in order to meet the seasonal demand for "cleaning" at the end of each year, the government can also provide additional support in the form of short-term funding. The government may consider directly subsidizing waste paper recyclers to help hire short-term helpers to cope with the short and huge recycling demand during the "cleaning up" period.
In order to welcome the new year, all kinds of new appliances, new furniture, and new toys have entered the market one after another, but the old ones do not have to take the road of landfill. (Profile picture / Photo by Li Zetong)
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At the end of each year, Hong Kong people do not forget to welcome the new one. In order to welcome the new year, all kinds of new appliances, new furniture, and new toys have entered the market one after another, but the old ones do not have to take the road of landfill. In the past, many community organizations and environmental groups have assisted the public in recycling old things, and reallocated the available resources to those in need. Although it is difficult for the government to directly recycle the citizens' old objects, if they can play the role of platform and strengthen the connection between citizens and environmental protection organizations, it can also be regarded as a blessing for the earth.
The government can strengthen cooperation with different community organizations to publicize the regional activities of environmental protection organizations so that citizens can understand relevant information. Often, community organizations have limited resources, and it is already very difficult to raise venues and manpower. It is even more limited by resources when making publicity. It is very difficult for neighboring communities to know that an event is held. In contrast, the government has resources, and its multiple Facebook pages and mobile apps have far more advantages than ordinary small and medium organizations that host community events. However, during festivals, the government's execution is inferior to community organizations.
In order to make good use of the advantages of the government's publicity and the lack of complementarity of regional organizations, government agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Home Affairs Department can take the initiative to integrate community environmental protection activities organized by different organizations for the citizens. It can also be in the form of a list when saving, such as cleaning. On the page or related applications, list the locations of the recycling activities at one time for the public to participate. For example, by expanding the functions of the Environmental Protection Agency's “Mi Mi” mobile application, in addition to the current location of different waste collection bins on the map, different recycling activities can also be searched by the public by area and type.
Habits cannot be changed overnight, but the government must still actively respond, starting from the details, to make it easier for citizens to participate in recycling. Although different community organizations have limited resources, they spare no effort to protect the environment. The government's existing resources are sufficient, and it should complement each other's community organizations, strengthen cooperation with communities, and work together for environmental protection.
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