According to media reports, environmental protection groups have discovered multiple waste disposal sites suspected of illegal disposal. They are located along Long Han Road, Sheung Shui Dinosaur Pit, Yuen Long Siu Hom Village, etc. Prior to the publication of the report by the Ring Group, the site had been regularly inspected at Long Han Road, Yuen Long. The inspection records showed that the site was a storage site for electrical goods that changed hands and was not illegal. In addition, the Sheung Shui Dinosaur Pit Scooter Recycling Yard and Yuen Long Siu Hom were completed. Relevant evidence was searched at the village recycling yard, and prosecution procedures have been initiated.
The Environmental Protection Department reiterated that it will continue to monitor the premises in the relevant area. If violations of environmental protection laws are found, it will take corresponding enforcement actions.
"Hong Kong 01" reported in September this year that Greenpeace discovered that thousands of electric scooters had accumulated in the Dinosaur Kengxi factory in Sheung Shui, but this brand was not sold in Hong Kong.
The Environmental Protection Department said today that it has completed the search for evidence and has started the prosecution process.
(Provided by Greenpeace)
The Environmental Protection Department stated that the inspection records showed that the site at Long Han Road, Yuen Long, has been in operation since June this year. It is a storage site for electrical products that have changed hands. There has been no dismantling process or other irregularities. The Environmental Protection Department has not received any complaints from the public on the site. .
It is not illegal to store electrical appliances that have changed hands.
The Department continued to point out that the reported site is a storage site for electrical appliances that have changed hands, mainly for temporary storage of refrigerators, washing machines, dehumidifiers and other electrical appliances for exchange trading, and uses transparent plastic to package electrical appliances and systematically store electrical appliances in a systematic manner.
Since June this year, the Environmental Protection Agency has inspected the site more than 10 times, the most recent being conducted on the 9th of this month.
The Environmental Protection Department also regularly inspects the transaction receipts of the site. The data shows normal transaction records. The site also has no dismantling process or other irregularities.
The Environmental Protection Department even conducted night ambushes, during which no violations were found.
The Environmental Protection Department also informed the person in charge of the site that if the process of dismantling chemical waste or disposing of electrical waste is involved, including dismantling "four computers and one brain", they must apply for and obtain a relevant chemical waste or electrical waste disposal license.
In addition, the Environmental Protection Department also pointed out that when media reports mentioned that the Environmental Group had previously inquired with the Environmental Protection Department whether the scooter recycling yard in Dinosaur Hang, Sheung Shui and the recycling yard in Siu Hom Village, Yuen Long were operating in violation of regulations, the Environmental Protection Department had responded to the media's suspicion. The two sites violated the relevant provisions of the Waste Disposal Ordinance and will consider taking prosecution actions.
Evidence searches have been completed in the two cases and the prosecution process has been initiated.
The Environmental Protection Department will continue to monitor the premises in the relevant area, and if any violations of environmental protection laws are found, it will definitely take corresponding enforcement actions.
The Environmental Protection Agency stated that it has been working hard to crack down on the illegal collection, storage, disposal and import and export of hazardous electronic waste.
Except for exemptions (such as storage of electrical waste with a total volume of not more than 50 cubic meters, etc.), anyone who disposes (including storage, processing, reprocessing or recycling) of regulated electrical waste (such as air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, etc.) , Televisions, computers, printers, scanners and monitors) must apply for a waste disposal license issued by the Environmental Protection Department in accordance with the Waste Disposal Ordinance.
Anyone who violates the above-mentioned laws and regulations can be fined up to 200,000 yuan and imprisonment for the first conviction. Any subsequent conviction can be fined 500,000 yuan and imprisonment for two years.
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