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9 September, 2024
JD.com-backed ATRenew had about 1,800 stores in more than 260 cities across China at the end of last year. Photo: Handout
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.

Hong Kong environmental issues

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

Hong Kong environmental issues

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

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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Greenpeace campaigners calling for a cut in plastic production at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal on October 19. Its survey found that 97 per cent of the waste collected from two ecologically important riverbanks is plastic. Photo: Dickson Lee
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’.

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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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.

Azerbaijan soldiers walk near the Lachin checkpoint, on September 26 last year. Photo: AFP
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.

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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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.

A resident uses a food waste bin at Lung Hang Estate in Sha Tin on May 24. Photo: Jelly Tse
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.

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.

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 …

A view of the construction site for I•PARK1, Hong Kong’s first waste-to-energy facility, on July 19. Photo: Sam Tsang
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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

A United Nations report estimates that 19 per cent of the food produced around the world went to waste in 2022. Macau is getting to grips with household food waste, with many willing to pay for its disposal. Pictured: garbage is loaded into a landfill in Michigan, US. Photo: AP Photo
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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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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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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Malaysian officials examine a seized container filled with e-waste that originated from the Los Angeles port. Photo: Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry
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.

Hong Kong environmental issues

How easy is recycling in Hong Kong? The Post puts green lifestyle to the test

Reporter collects up all his recyclable waste for one week to figure out what it takes to stop plastics going straight into the bin.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | Hong Kong should stop agonising over waste charging and focus on recycling

To cut waste, recycling reforms are needed to centralise processes, stop outsourcing waste management and start making officials accountable.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong expected to fire up first waste-to-energy incinerator by end of 2025

Environmental authorities say plant to be tested early next year, with plans in place to deal with waste delivery problems during bad weather.

I•PARK1 at Shek Kwu Chau, Hong Kong’s first waste-to-energy facility for treating solid waste is expected to start operations next year. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | Hong Kong, stop waiting for the perfect moment to launch waste charging

Every society that introduced waste charges faced difficulties. But sustainable waste management is critical and cannot be postponed indefinitely

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Crime in Hong Kong

6 men charged in connection with HK$830,000 construction waste-dumping fraud

Fraud ring charged with alleged HK$830,000 construction waste-dumping fraud at Fanling landfill site.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong waste recyclers ‘barely holding on’, industry veterans say

Mil Mill paper pulp factory founder Harold Yip says fresh postponement of waste-charging scheme a blow to industry.

Old drink cartons await recycling at Mil Mill’s new plant in Ping Che, Fanling. Photo: Elson Li
Malaysia

Malaysia fishes 300 tonnes of trash from rivers near Singapore, mostly plastic

The waste came from just two rivers – Sungai Skudai and Sungai Tebrau – in the Johor Bahru area.

A top Johor state environment official said “there must be a stop” to the dumping of garbage into rivers. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | What’s missing in Hong Kong’s waste reduction efforts: composting

Readers discuss a beneficial and practical way of dealing with food waste, pay rises for Hong Kong’s civil servants, and deadly protests in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Don’t waste a chance to ease the public into waste reduction

Readers discuss why Hong Kong must save the waste-charging scheme, the risk of crypto-exchanges losing customers’ deposits, and one way to end the Ukraine war.

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