Ground-Breaking Ceremony of WEEE Treatment and Recycling Facility

In an attempt to tie in with the implementation of producer responsibility scheme (PRS) on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), the construction of government-funded WEEE Treatment and Recycling Facility (WEEETRF), which is located in EcoPark, commenced in January 2016. The WEEETRF, which is expected to be commissioned in mid-2017, will have a handling capacity 30,000 tonnes of WEEE per year and will provide collection and proper treatment services for eight types of regulated e-wastes. The ground-breaking ceremony was successfully held on 21 January 2016 and was jointly officiated by the Secretary for the Environment, Mr. Wong Kam-sing, the Chief Executive Officer of Germany's ALBA Group, Dr. Axel Schweitzer and the Chairman of Integrated Waste Solutions Group Holdings Ltd, Mr. Brian Cheng.

The PRS will cover eight types of regulated e-wastes including air-conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, television sets, computers, printers, scanners and monitors. Manufacturers and importers of regulated electrical equipment will be required to register as registered suppliers and pay a recycling fee for regulated electrical equipment distributed in Hong Kong, and provide free removal services for consumers.

For the sake of understanding the actual operation of recycling industry, the Advisory Committee on Recycling Fund visited the factories of EcoPark tenants, Hong Kong Hung Wai Wooden Board Company, South China Reborn Resources (Zhongshan) Company Limited and Yan Oi Tong EcoPark Plastic Resources Recycling Centre on 20 January 2016.

K. Wah Construction Products Limited (KWCPL) aims at sustainable development and is devoted to bringing the environmental technology to its production process to recycle construction and demolition waste (C&D waste) and waste glass -- to replace a portion of virgin aggregate in the production of eco-blocks and eco-pavers, which help reduce the burden on landfills with less dumping of recyclables. The block plant in the EcoPark is equipped with advanced block machines with automated production line in batching, curing and packing, which produce various eco-blocks and eco-pavers with environment-friendly, decorative and functional features for the industry. General public, institutions and organizations that are interested in supplying their C&D waste and waste glass to KWCPL for recycling are welcome to call EcoPark hotline 2496 7633.

Clean shorelines and the refuse on beaches has arose public attention in recent years. In order to keep abreast of the times and successfully implement strategies for keeping the shorelines clean, the Government set up an inter-departmental working group to review and formulate measures to improve the cleanliness of our shorelines. The working group launched the Shorelines Cleanup Day Campaign since April 2015 so as to promote to the public about the environmental benefits of keeping our shorelines clean. The Cleanup Event will be continuously organized in 2016-2017 and interested public can visit here to contact the co-organizers to participate the Events.