Implementation of Waste Disposal Plan
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The Waste Disposal Plan, published in 1989, sets out a strategy for municipal solid waste disposal in Hong Kong. Old waste facilities have been phased out and new, cost-effective facilities have been built to higher environmental standards, under the management of the Environmental Protection Department.
The new facilities include three strategic landfills and a network of refuse transfer stations. The three landfills have a total capacity of about 140 million cubic metres. Six refuse transfer stations and a system of refuse transfer facilities serving the outlying islands are in operation, with a total handling capacity of 8,800 tonnes a day.
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Waste Facilities Serving Hong Kong
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Programme for Development of Waste Facilities
Waste Facilities
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Date of Commission
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Design Capacity
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Capital Cost** ($M)
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Operation Cost*** ($M/yr)
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Strategic Landfills:
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| 1. |
West New Territories Landfill |
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Commissioned on 19.11.93
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61 Mm3
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2,000
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293
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| 2. |
South East New Territories Landfill |
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Commissioned on 26.9.94
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43 Mm3
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2,200
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191
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| 3. |
North East New Territories Landfill |
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Commissioned on 1.6.95
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35 Mm3
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1,100
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181
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| Refuse Transfer Stations (TS) : |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 2. |
Island East and Island West TS |
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Commissioned on 16.11.92 and on 1.5.97
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1,200 tpd and 1,000 tpd
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1177#
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159
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Commissioned on 29.10.94
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1,200 tpd
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349#
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46
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Commissioned on 19.6.97
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2,500 tpd
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173
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Commissioned on 1.6.98
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650 tpd (Phase I)
1,200 tpd (Phase II)
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258#
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34
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Outlying Islands Transfer Facilities
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Commissioned on 13.3.98 (Phase I & II)
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611 tpd
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320#
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51
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North West New Territories TS |
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Commissioned on 14.9.2001
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1,320 tpd
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239#
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38
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| Special Waste Facilities : |
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| 1. |
Sha Ling Livestock Waste Composting Plant and livestock waste collection service |
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Commissioned
in 1991
(Operations stopped since Oct 2010)
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20 tpd
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| 2. |
Chemical Waste Treatment Centre |
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Commissioned on 13.4.93
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| 3. |
Low-level Radioactive Waste Storage Facility |
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Commissioned on 19.7.05
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86.1
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| 4. |
Animal Waste Composting Plant and livestock waste collection service
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Commissioned on 1.4.15
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2,000 tpd
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5,364###
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* Temporarily closed in April 2005.
** Capital costs shown for completed facilities are actual costs; the rest are estimated costs in money-of-the-day prices.
*** Actual operation costs in 2016/17 financial year.
# Refurbishment and modification costs included.
## Upgraded in 2012
### Capital cost shown is estimated cost in money-of-the-day price;
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