The Management Company of EcoPark, Serco Guardian JV, is awarded the "Excellence in Facility Management Award (Institution and Public Sector)" by the Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management (HKIFM), as an affirmation and acceptance of the exemplary achievement made in the field of facility management.

It is the collective effort and cooperation of the professional team of staff who strive to comply with the international standards of management system, providing a one-stop, comprehensive facility management service for EcoPark tenants.

The Management Company of EcoPark has been dedicated to provide quality facility management service and operating environment for EcoPark tenants and will continue to collaborate with the Environmental Protection Department and EcoPark tenants in building a world-class waste recovery and recycling park, enabling more waste resources to be utilized and helping to alleviate the imminent waste problem in Hong Kong.

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"Environmental protection" is not just a core issue for the government, it is also the integral part of the all-round development of each company and organization. Companies and organizations can contribute to the environment by developing more efficient energy-saving and emission-reducing mode of operation, as well as enhancing the environmental awareness of their staff.

Moreover, EcoPark has launched a "Friends of EcoPark" Scheme since 2010, in which company or organization that donates recyclable wastes (waste plastics, waste electrical and electric equipment, waste wood, waste cooking oil and waste car batteries, etc.) and establishes a partnership with EcoPark tenants can be accredited as a member of "Friends of EcoPark". As such, company and organization can build positive responsible corporate image as well as showing their caring images and gain goodwill for their businesses and services while contributing towards a greener and sustainable future.

Nominations for "Friends of EcoPark 2012/13" will be open soon. We hope that all partner companies of EcoPark tenants can take this opportunity to participate in the Scheme. We welcome all interested companies and organizations to learn more about the Scheme by visiting our website.

Nowadays, the waste management on municipal solid waste generated in Hong Kong mainly relies on landfills for disposal. With the rapid development of new towns, the distances between residents and landfills are getting closer, and the residents have higher concerns about the odor and environmental management of landfills. For this, the Community Relations Units of EcoPark visited the South East New Territories (SENT) Landfill in Tseung Kwan O in October 2012, to learn more about the design, operation, odor management of the landfill, as well as local waste management.

The Community Relations Unit of EcoPark visited Chemical Waste Treatment Centre in Tsing Yi in October 2012. The centre is one of the waste management facilities of the Environmental Protection Department and has been operating since 1993 for treating chemical waste that cannot be disposed of in landfills. Since August 2011, an extra building was established to facilitate the collection and management of clinical waste.

The centre is divided into different zones including collection, analysis (with laboratory) and treatment zones for processing chemical waste by oil/water separation, physical/chemical treatment and incineration. Its emissions and discharges are strictly monitored by the Environmental Protection Department on a regular basis.

Four-coloured waste separation bins

Following "blue for paper, yellow for metal and brown for plastic", the government is introducing a new member to the group ─ "green for glass".

A Pilot Programme on Source Separation of Glass Bottles, organized by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and the Hong Kong Housing Authority, has been extended to cover all public rental housing estates in East Kowloon since October 2012. The green glass bottle recycling bins have been placed alongside the original three-coloured waste separation bins, providing a more diversified waste separation point for residents.

The glass bottles collected will be recycled into glass sand to replace the natural sand for the production of eco-paving blocks.

For details, please visit the website of EPD.

To welcome the arrival of the year 2013 in less than two months, the Conservancy Association relaunched the nostalgically designed "CAreLender" made from recycled paper and printed with eco-friendly soy ink. The Conservancy Association hopes that that the public can get inspired to go green and become green experts through reading the green tips printed on each page of the calendar.

"CAreLender 2013" retains the traditional Chinese design and the everyday "Dos and Don'ts" green tips, and brings in a newly designed case which can be transformed easily into a storage box, realizing the idea of reuse and up-cycling.

To place your order, please visit the website of the Conservancy Association.

27 - 30 October 2012: ECO Expo Asia 2012

The 7th ECO Expo Asia organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited and the Environment Bureau was held at the AsiaWorld-Expo from 27 till 30 October 2012. The expo provided a good platform for Hong Kong and international green businesses and organizations to exchange ideas and latest technologies.

This year, the expo covered a variety of green categories, including energy efficiency and energy, waste management and recycling, eco-friendly products, as well as green building solution and services etc., enabling visitors to experience the diversifying green innovations at first hand.

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