2022 "Friends of EcoPark" Award Recipients

2022 "Friends of EcoPark" concluded successfully with a total of 210 corporates / organizations being awarded with the Certificate of Appreciation. The recipients come from corporates of hotels, catering, engineering, logistics, retail, cleansing and property management sectors, as well as a number of organizations from the public sector.

The e-certificates were all issued to the award recipients in earlier time. Please click here to check out the list.

We are looking forward to the participation of corporates and organizations again in the coming year. Join us to bring waste resources back to the consumption loop and thereby building a circular economy!

New Phase of Plastic Shopping Bag Charging Scheme

Please be reminded that the enhanced Plastic Shopping Bag (PSB) Charging Scheme was effective from 31 Dec 2022. New measures include:

• increasing the charging level per PSB from at least 50 cents to at least $1;
• removing the exemption for PSBs carrying frozen/chilled foodstuff items; and
• tightening the exemption relating to foodstuff items such that free PSBs can only be provided when purchasing foodstuff items without packaging or not wholly contained in any packaging, or food and beverage takeaway items in non-airtight packaging, subject to the basic principle of "one free PSB per single transaction". (If the first free PSB cannot hold all of the foodstuff items, using one PSB may break the PSB, or placing all of the foodstuff items into one free PSB will compromise their quality, then one or more additional free PSB(s) could be provided.)

For details, please visit the website:
https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/psb_charging/en/index.html

To reduce waste and to save the earth, please BYOB!

"Social Capital Builder Awards 2022"

"Social Capital Builder Awards 2022" Ceremony was successfully held on 14 Dec 2022 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Awards were launched by The Community Investment & Inclusion Fund (CIIF) under the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau. It aims to accord recognition to individuals and corporates/organizations who have contributed to the development of social capital in Hong Kong. It also provides an opportunity for various sectors of the community to witness and share the achievements in building social capital in Hong Kong. EcoPark has been awarded the "Social Capital Builder Logo Award".

The following six core social capital dimensions will be adopted by CIIF to assess the achievements accomplished by applicants:

1. Social networks;
2. Social participation;
3. Information and communication;
4. Trust and solidarity;
5. Mutual-help and reciprocity;
6. Social cohesion and inclusion.

The details of Social Capital Builder Awards can be referred to following website:
https://www.ciif.gov.hk/en/home/index.html

"2021 Security Services Best Training Award"

EcoPark participated in the 2021 Security Service Best Training Award and won the Silver Award. The Award was jointly organized by the Security Services Training Board of Vocational Training Council and the Hong Kong Police Force. The Security and Guarding Services Industry Authority was invited as the supporting organization.

The Best Training Award aims at promoting training initiatives and recognising security companies that consistently offer security services related training to their employees to enhance their professional competence to meet the challenging needs of Hong Kong.

For details, please visit the website:
https://besttrainingaward.wordpress.com/english/