The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, said at the event today (7th) that the government will actively promote waste reduction at the source, and will implement the enhanced version of the plastic bag levy, revise the minimum fee level and narrow the scope of exemption from the plastic bag levy. To achieve "all-people participation" source waste reduction and clean recycling.
The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing (sixth from left), attended the event today.
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Huang Jinxing said in his speech that to implement the goals and visions of the "Hong Kong Resource Cycle Blueprint 2035" or "Hong Kong Climate Action Blueprint 2050", technological breakthroughs and public participation are required.
He said that in order to achieve public participation, the government will implement the enhanced plastic bag levy, revise the minimum fee level and narrow the scope of exemptions.
The Environment Bureau submitted a document to the Legislative Council in April this year, proposing to raise the plastic bag levy to $1 and to cancel the current exemption arrangement for frozen or frozen food and food that has been completely wrapped in non-airtight packaging.
Due to the epidemic, many citizens have switched to takeaway food. The authorities have decided to continue to exempt plastic shopping bags containing non-airtightly packaged takeaway meals. However, the number of free distribution is limited to one plastic bag.
Recycling plastic waste into building materials
Sino Group has partnered with start-up EcoBricks to make building materials from seven types of plastic waste, including mixed plastics and synthetic plastics that cannot be recycled at present.
EcoBricks founder Shervin Sharghy said that for every 100 square meters of EcoBricks made, 2,000 kilograms of plastic waste can be removed from landfills, equivalent to 200,000 plastic bottles.
Sewage samples from Shuntian Village and Dongtou 2nd Village were positive. The government sent 100,000 rapid test kits for self-testing Promotion of recycling campaign to earn 6 times of Green Rewards points for submitting recyclables. Positive sewage sample from Kin Ming Estate, Tseung Kwan O, the government sent 60,000 quick test kits for self-testing