To commemorate the birth of new "Friends of EcoPark", the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and the EcoPark Management Company will hold an Award Presentation Ceremony for "Friends of EcoPark 2012/13" at Hong Kong Productivity Council on 17 June 2013.

We look forward to the Ceremony, which aims to credit awarding companies/ organizations for their achievements in waste reduction and recycling, and to unite EcoPark tenants and their partners, in hopes of deepening their understanding and exploring more room for collaboration.

The EcoPark Management Company, as a joint venture of Serco Group (HK) Limited and Guardian Property Management Limited under Savills Guardian Group, has been adhering to the philosophy of "people-oriented and caring for society", and has been committed to providing excellent facility management services to customers.

Savills Guardian Group named this year "the Year of Courtesy and Care", aiming to enhance staff courtesy, service quality and mutual care among staff members. To support to campaign, the EcoPark Management Company has set up a Caring Unit for launching a series of caring activities to reinforce mutual care among staff members and to improve the quality of customer service.

The Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE) are jointly organized by the Environmental Campaign Committee, the Environmental Protection Department, the Hong Kong Productivity Council and other 8 organizations.

The HKAEE includes four award schemes, within which the " Sectoral Awards" aims to commend the contributions of enterprises in designated sectors to environmental protection; while the “Green Innovations Awards” is a competition-based scheme with specific theme to encourage local enterprises to meet environmental challenges with ingenious and green methods. The themes for the 2013 “Green Innovations Awards” are " Energy Conservation" and " Waste Management" .

Both schemes are now open for entry. The deadline is 7 June 2013. Please visit the HKAEE website for details.

For any queries, please contact HKAEE hotline: 2788 5903.

(Source of Image: provided by the Hong Kong Productivity Council)

Not only can a waste metal can earn you a little extra money, it can also be made into useful stuff:

1. Wash the metal can with clean water;
2. Use a cutter to cut open the top of the metal can;
3. Use a pair of scissors to cut the metal can into separated vertical bars (retain 1.5 cm width from the bottom)
4. Bend the vertical bars backwards into a flower shape.

World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5. This year's theme is "Think.Eat.Save", which aims to encourage everyone to reduce the food waste and to minimize the environmental impact generated from food production.

In fact, about 25% of habitable land, 70% of fresh water consumption, 80% of deforestation and 30% of greenhouse gas emissions are related to global food production. Therefore, when we are wasting food, we are also wasting the resources used in its production.

According to the statistics of 2011 from the Environmental Protection Department, about 40% (about 2,500 tonnes) of domestic waste are food waste, which not only adds to the burdens of our landfills, but also exhausts the Earth’s valuable resources.

Start putting "Think. Eat. Save" into practice from today - THINK before we EAT and help to SAVE our environment!