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Author: Xiao Xiaoci
2021-07-08 18:43
Last update date: 2021-07-08 18:43
In 2019, the annual disposal volume of paper-packaged beverage boxes in Hong Kong was as high as 27,000 metric tons. The figure is astonishing. The recycled pulp mill Mil Mill, established in the same year, stated that they can process up to 50 tons of paper-packaged beverage boxes per day, but now only 3 tons are recycled per day. The results are not as good as ideal.
In addition, according to an online questionnaire survey conducted by Citywalk and Mil Mil from June 18 to 30, it was found that nearly 80% of the respondents had never recycled paper-packed beverage boxes, and two adults recycled them in traditional three-color recycling. In the barrel, only nearly one adult put it into the exclusive recycling machine for paper-packed beverage boxes.
In view of this, Citywalk and MilMill have joined hands to launch the "Paper-Packed Drink Box Recycling Program", hoping to raise the public's awareness of the recycling of paper-packed drink boxes.
Remanufactured items are the most valuable treasure
Today (7th) at Citywalk’s "Go Green! Save the Earth", we hope to encourage the public to promote the importance of environmental protection to the community by launching the "Paper-Packed Drink Recycling Project" and hope that they can do it in their daily lives. The actual change.
According to data from the Environmental Protection Agency, about 75 tons of paper-packed beverage boxes are sent to the landfill every day. It can be seen that the habit of disposable drinking is very wasteful.
The carbon emissions of paper-packaged beverages after recycling are relatively lower than those of aluminum cans, glass bottles, and plastic bottled beverages.
Ye Wenqi, co-founder and executive director of "Mil Mil Miaofang", said that since the main ingredient of the paper-packed beverage box is paper, the fiber is longer, which can regenerate paper products with stronger tenacity, and the recycling value is relatively high. It produces raw materials such as recycled paper, cat litter and toilet paper.
The low recovery rate of paper-packed beverage boxes seriously affects the ecological environment
Professor Liang Rongwu, a member of the Board of Directors of "Green Earth" and "Environmental Protection Education Foundation", said that in June this year, he and his team and volunteer members went to Saigon to clean up the beach and found a lot of recyclable garbage. He said Abandoning garbage casually will not only destroy the marine environment but also affect the marine ecological chain.
At present, the climate crisis is getting worse. If the earth cannot continue to develop sustainably, the next generation will be severely affected.
Hope that the cash rebate can become an incentive
A total of 369 Hong Kong citizens aged 6 or above participated in the questionnaire survey. The survey revealed that the cash rebate can encourage more citizens to recycle the paper-packed beverage boxes. The public only needs to re-weight the paper-packed beverage boxes from July 17 to August 29. After washing, you can get a HK$0.1 Own Octopus in the Smart Recycling Machine for Paper-Packed Beverage Recycling Boxes placed in Citywalk 2nd Phase. Citywalk hopes to cultivate the long-term habit of recycling paper-packaged beverage boxes.
The shopping mall will also hold a green life market at the same time, and donate tables and chairs made of environmentally friendly materials to low-income families as a good example of environmental protection.
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