The cause of death of garbage levy | Amoy once tried to sigh the residents and urge the government to implement it in stages

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Written by: Golden Chess

2020-08-25 07:30

The garbage charging has been discussed for more than 15 years, and the Hong Kong government has conducted several pilot projects in different housing estates to prepare for the implementation of garbage charging. However, the Legislative Council's Bills Committee on Garbage Charging Bill passed earlier the termination of deliberation, which means that the legislative process must be revisited if the plan is to be implemented.

Amoy Gardens in Kowloon Bay has conducted two trials on garbage charging for the government. Seeing that the garbage charges are "dead-term", Ye Xingguo, the former chairman of the owners' committee of Amoy Gardens, said frankly that the plan has not been implemented for many years after the trial, and it is inevitable to feel discouraged and "scheming", "The effect is not bad, and the residents have responded well On the positive side, the government should use this example to promote it. It's not too good to speak words."

Many members of the Legislative Council questioned that garbage charging would make Hong Kong a "garbage besieged city." Ye Zhi found that the situation was unique after the trial. "Most Hong Kong people have a good environmental awareness." He also proposed that the government could consider implementing it in phases, first in industrial buildings, shopping malls and other facilities.

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Amoy Gardens assisted the government in conducting a garbage charging experiment in 2014, comparing the three methods of charging by weight, volume and special garbage bags, which one would be more effective when implemented. It turns out that the special garbage bag is the most ideal among the three methods. The second test was in 2017. It was actually difficult to test the use of special garbage plastic bags.

The two pilot schemes were also tried for half a year. Ye Xingguo described "the effect is quite satisfactory. 60% of the residents participate in the scheme, and they are all very active under voluntary nature." In the second trial, domestic waste in housing estates was reduced by about 20%, while recyclables increased by about 30%. He also believes that the garbage acceptance test has become an opportunity to turn Amoy Gardens into "green housing estates." There are many recycling facilities in the housing estates, and there are even food waste processors for residents to recover food waste.

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Hong Kong people have good environmental awareness and do not worry about becoming a "garbage siege"

Although Ye thinks that the pilot project has achieved remarkable results, he also faced many difficulties. "Not even the residents know how to use special garbage bags." Therefore, he held various seminars and vigorously promoted it.

In addition, the initial residents are not accustomed to disposing of recyclables separately. However, Ye Xingguo pointed out that many residents have implemented source classification in their homes and will clean them before putting them in the recycling bin. Taking his family as an example, his wife is accustomed to putting plastic bottles in different categories next to the trash can in the kitchen, and dumping the recyclables in the recycling bin downstairs every day. "Even if I tried a plan today, After a few years, even Chengri saw the neighbourhood voluntarily and consciously scraped (recycled objects)."

Many people worry that if garbage charging is implemented, the citizens may discard them everywhere, making Hong Kong a "garbage besieged city". Ye Xingguo pointed out that when Amoy Gardens was tried out, there was the same concern, "Whether it will be abandoned on the street, or if the company will first abandon it, there are a lot of explanations at the time." But after two trials of the plan, he found that these situations are unique. "It is estimated that each household only has one mosquito a day. I believe it will not take a big risk for money, and most Hong Kong people have a good environmental awareness. ".

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"The garbage levy has been talked about for more than 10 years, but it has not been implemented time and time again, which has disappointed many residents." Ye Xingguo is also very helpless when the garbage levy has not been implemented for many years. He also cited the plastic bag levy plan as an example. He believes that if it is not implemented, it will not know the specific problems that will occur. "If it is implemented, the problem of the prophet can be solved."

Ye believes that if any plan is to be implemented in one go or will face difficulties, he suggested that the government may consider implementing it in phases. It may be more cost-effective for certain industries, such as commercial buildings, factory buildings, shopping malls, and large housing estates. ; The implementation of "three no buildings" and villages is more difficult, so it can be considered later. Regarding the government’s plans to implement plans in many public housing estates, Ye bluntly said, “After doing so many pilot projects, I feel that both the government and the Legislative Council are good. I hope that they can implement the plan as soon as possible, otherwise they will stay in the talk forever. stage".

Amoy Gardens assisted the government in conducting garbage charging trials in 2014 and 2017. (Photo by Huang Baoying)

Environmental Protection and Environment Bureau