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Plastic Pollution

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Newspaper Articles

Hong Kong government urged to ban single-use plastics in next three yearsDoubling levy for plastic shopping bags and ban on free umbrella covers are among 24 recommendations by Council for Sustainable Development.

April 14, 2022

The plastic pollution problemWith Hong Kong’s landfills running out of space, it’s important to understand more about the waste we generate.

January 24, 2022

What to do about masses of plastic waste from Hong Kong’s hotel quarantine?Food containers, water bottles, shower caps, toothbrushes – hotel guests can get through heaps of plastic in 21 days. We find out if anything can be done to cut it down.

January 14, 2022

Hong Kong beaches closed as storms expose city’s plastic pollution problemTyphoon Kompasu and Tropical Storm Lionrock return rubbish dumped in sea to city’s shores, leaving large clean-up operation ahead.

October 14, 2021

‘Too cheap and too convenient’: Hong Kong’s plastic pollution battleIs Hong Kong doing enough to reduce the amount of plastic waste that washes into the ocean? Some small steps have been taken, but single-use plastics are still widely employed and used excessively.

October 1, 2021

780 million plastic packaging pieces used in online shopping orders in 2020Local group Green Sense surveyed 10 parcel collection stations and found that an average of 2.32 pieces of packaging were used for each product.

August 18, 2021

Videos

UN agrees to end plastic wasteUnited Nations representatives from 175 nations have endorsed a landmark agreement to end plastic pollution. The resolution, approved at the fifth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in Nairobi, Kenya…

March 27, 2022

HK kayaker digs in to fight ocean plasticKitti Chan moved to Sai Kung, an area many consider to be “Hong Kong’s backyard”, in 2010 in search of a more peaceful lifestyle. In 2017, she started…

November 21, 2021

Pandemic food delivery boom creating vast amounts of plastic waste in China

August 10, 2020

Japan’s ‘zero waste town’ is so good at recycling that it is attracting foreign visitors

June 17, 2019

Seafood waste turned into alternative plastic

April 3, 2019

Paddling around Lantau The Lantau Boat Club organised a mass paddle around Lantau Island. They teamed up with Discovery Bay International School to promote conservation, responsible plastic use and…

September 11, 2018

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