The 5th "Friends of EcoPark" Award Presentation Ceremony

For the sake of promoting the development of recycling industry, EcoPark launched the "Friends of EcoPark" Scheme since 2010 so as to encourage partnership development among public sectors, private sectors and the EcoPark tenants with the view to making various supportive channels to assist the operations of the tenants' recycling businesses.

The 5th "Friends of EcoPark" Award Presentation Ceremony was successfully held on 1 December 2015 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong with award certificates being presented to 109 organizations, which is the highest among those in the previous years. At the sharing session of the Ceremony, representatives from EcoPark tenants, E-Tech Management (HK) Limited, On Fat Lung Innovative Resources Limited and Yan Oi Tong EcoPark Plastic Resources Recycling Centre, introduced the latest development of their recycling businesses.

Some EcoPark tenants will commence their recycling businesses in 2016, bringing in further increase of demand for recycling wastes, and helping alleviate the dependency of landfills. In the coming future, the Environmental Protection Department and the EcoPark Management Company will make every endeavor to maintain close communications with the tenants, and provide assistances and necessary arrangement with a view to meeting the trade needs.

To recall the momentous event, please view the photo gallery and press release on the EcoPark website.

The 3rd Eco-Drivathon 2015

For the sake of promoting the advantages of green driving and advocating the eco-driven habit, EcoPark, being one of the visiting locations, successfully helped the arrangement for the 3rd Eco-Drivathon 2015 on 6 December 2015. 480 visitors visited the Visitor Center and apart from understanding the arrangement of waste management in Hong Kong, participants could also realize the importance of road safety and eco-driven through this event.

For the promotion of the importance of clean plastic recycling, as referred by the management company of EcoPark, the Yan Oi Tong EcoPark Plastic Resources Recycling Centre successfully organized plastic recycling campaign at Rainbow Garden on 19 November 2015. The activity received generous supports and residents only needed to bring the waste plastics to redeem a gift.

WEEE GO GREEN, which is operated by St. James Settlement (SJS), has been operating since October 2010. Through donations, refurbishment and dismantling, the daily used electrical appliances can be regenerated and recycled. The SJS firstly collects the waste electrical appliances from 16 collection points located in the territory. All waste electrical appliances will then be registered with a barcode and fully tested by competent electrical technicians. Workable appliances will be refurbished and checked and then, donated to the needy. Reusable appliances which cannot be donated will be arranged for charity sale. Unusable appliances will be dismantled for material recovery, useful components and materials dismantled will be sorted out for recycling. General public, institutions and organizations interested in donating their waste appliances to WEEE GO GREEN for recycling are welcome to call EcoPark hotline 2496 7633 for arrangement.

Chinese New Year is approaching, families and friends will have meal together to celebrate the festival. However, people usually prepare or order too much, causing food wastage. Therefore, we need to cherish food and not to be a Big Waster.

Public participation in avoiding food wastage and waste reduction is needed. People should plan festive dining with proper portion size and only order a suitable number of dishes. People should also have control when buying festive candies. Surplus edible food should be donated to the needy after the festival.