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District office cleaning the home of a hoarder family. Photo: Susjeong-gu Office
South Korea

South Korean officials remove 80 tonnes of hoarded garbage from family home

The family has been sent to local medical facilities for psychological treatment.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong restaurants may start testing alternatives to plastics in next 2 months

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Dragon boat races and the like must have proper waste management plans

Japan

Plastic that dissolves in seawater? Japan unveils ocean pollution solution

The new material is as strong as petroleum-based plastics but breaks down when exposed to salt, researchers say.

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A researcher shows a sample of ocean-degradable plastic at the Riken Centre for Emergent Matter Science in Japan. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Hong Kong must keep up the fight against litterbugs

Heavy penalties have had a deterrent effect but much more needs to be done not only to attract visitors but more importantly to boost civic pride.

Malaysia

Fast fashion: food waste from Malaysian Ramadan bazaars hits the runway

A food waste-reduction group collected over 46,000kg of unsold food over the first two weeks of Ramadan this year, but said the actual wastage was likely to be much higher.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Doubts raised over introduction of plastic recycling scheme in Hong Kong

Lack of monetary incentive and long timeline to achieve goals cited as major issues of newly proposed citywide plan.

The government have proposed the introduction of a citywide recycling scheme for plastic bottles and drink cartons. Photo: Eugene Lee
India

Video | New Delhi pledges to flatten rubbish mountain

Delhi environment minister said waste at the Bhalswa dump ‘will be reduced to a point where it will no longer be visible’ from a distance by 2026  

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Hong Kong’s latest plastic bottle recycling plan could be more ambitious

Readers discuss the proposed producer responsibility legislative framework, and the transport concession for the elderly.

Business of climate change

JD.com-backed gadget platform banks on China’s trade-in subsidy to spur volume

ATRenew, China’s largest platform for pre-owned electronics, is offering trade-in incentives to coincide with the Lunar New Year holiday.

JD.com-backed ATRenew had about 1,800 stores in more than 260 cities across China at the end of last year. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Waste-to-energy plant backs recycling push in Hong Kong

Government insists new Hong Kong facility complements existing strategy and does not signal a shift away from the reduction of rubbish to burning it.

The Environmental Protection Department is building the I·PARK1, Hong Kong’s first waste-to-energy facility for treating municipal solid waste. Photo: ISD
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong to end pilot plastic recycling scheme as Green@Community expands

‘Centralised Waste Plastics Collection’ pilot programme will end on January 19 as recycling habits in the city have matured, official says.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | What Hong Kong’s 2023 waste data tells us, and what it doesn’t

The good news of less waste generated is tempered by the lack of clarity on plastic waste statistics and officials’ mistaken faith in incineration as a solution.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Food recycling surges at Hong Kong estates even without waste-charging scheme

Asked if shelved waste-charging scheme will be relaunched, environment chief says tools ‘we use are actually secondary’.

A resident of Lung Hang Estate in Sha Tin places a food waste in a machine for recycling. Photo: Jelly Tse
Climate change

Opinion | Circular economy must be centred in fight against plastic pollution

Instead of pitting recycling and reduction goals against each other, negotiators should consider solutions proven to remediate plastic waste.

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A man walks next to bags of plastic waste at a recycling site near Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 17. Photo: AFP
War and conflict

Letters | Be warned, the pain of war lingers long after the fighting ends

Readers reflect on the scars of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, waste management solutions for Hong Kong and the ticketing scramble for next year’s Coldplay show.

Recycling and waste reduction

California sues oil giant Exxon over global plastic pollution

California attorney general accuses ExxonMobil of ‘decades-long deception’ for promising that plastics it produced would be recycled.

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India

India tops global plastic waste emissions with 9.3 million tonnes: study

Experts say lack of infrastructure for proper waste collection is a primary cause, call for industry-specific policies to address crisis.

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Commuters drive past a pond laden with plastic waste in Hyderabad, India, on Friday. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Hong Kong can definitely stomach a robust food waste reduction strategy

Readers discuss how the government can encourage reduction of food waste, and steps residents can take to support such initiatives.

The Philippines

Video | Rice for rubbish: Philippines beach plastic waste exchanged for food

The rice for rubbish programme started in 2022.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | 6 green ideas for Hong Kong’s chief executive

Readers suggest what to do about the city’s waste and other problems, the removal of rubbish bins from streets, and more targeted ways of phasing out plastic.

A general view of the Sun Tin area which approved by the Government to press ahead with the San Tin Technopole’s development was subject to 13 conditions. 17MAY24 SCMP/Dickson Lee
Thailand

Thailand races to stop 100 cargo ships with toxic waste from reaching its shores

A US-based non-profit that tracks toxic trade, last week informed Thailand that containers it believes are filled with potentially harmful electric arc furnace dust were heading its way.

Greenpeace activists prevented the offloading of a container of waste electronic devices from the US, on its way to China, via Hong Kong in June 2018. Thai authorities are racing to stop about 100 shipping containers allegedly filled with hazardous industrial waste from reaching the nation’s ports. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Don’t rely on incinerators to fix Hong Kong’s waste problem

Readers discuss concerns over the city’s first waste-to-energy incinerator …

100 Top Tables

Can Macau teach Hong Kong how to tackle food waste?

Growing awareness of domestic food waste has led to many Macau residents saying they are willing to pay for its disposal, avoiding methane-producing landfills and incinerators that also pollute

Hong Kong environmental issues

Outside In | Rat problems say more about city life than about the rats themselves

Far from being a particularity in Hong Kong, rodent problems are a fixture of urban environments the world over.

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A worker sets a trap with sweet potato as bait for catching rodents in Wan Chai on May 20, 2019, during a three-month citywide campaign launched by the Food and Environment Hygiene Department to prevent the spread of rat hepatitis E. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | Hong Kong needs more than an incinerator to achieve zero waste

Lessons from cities such as Tokyo and Taipei can help Hong Kong adopt a holistic approach to waste management.

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On June 19, a worker moves equipment at the construction site of I·PARK1, Hong Kong’s first waste-to-energy facility for treating municipal solid waste. Getting the hardware ready is the easy part. The more difficult challenge is to get households to sort waste properly for combustion and recycling. Photo: Sam Tsang
Malaysia

Massive e-waste bust in Malaysia sparks fears of renewed criminal trade

Environment minister’s warning comes after interception of over 100 containers filled with toxic e-waste from Los Angeles port

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Can Hong Kong afford a climate policy that is all over the place?

Readers discuss the government’s inconsistent approach to sustainability, the need for transparency around property prices, and the danger of overdevelopment.

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