| |
The Programme on Source Separation of Domestic Waste (SSW Programme) seeks to reduce waste loads in Hong Kong by making it easier for people to re-use and recycle their waste. It is part of a package of measures to help extend the lives of the landfills, which are filling up quickly, and to make more efficient use of our materials and resources.
The SSW Programme does two key things:
-
Brings waste separation at source to every household in Hong Kong.
It does this by assisting property management companies and residents’ organizations to set up waste separation and recovery facilities in their buildings, either on individual floors or in common areas depending on physical constraints and other characteristics.
|
|
 |
|
|
Participating estates and buildings adapt waste separation and recovery systems to suit their space constraints and other characteristics. |
|
|
- Expands the types of waste collected for re-use and recycling.
Previously waste paper, aluminium cans and plastic bottles were collected. Now participating housing estates collect almost any recyclable, such as plastic shopping bags, compact discs, biscuit tins, old clothing, computers, electrical and electronic appliances and rechargeable batteries.
|
Housing estates organise periodic collections of used computers, waste electrical and electronic equipment, rechargeable batteries, fluorescent lamps and other recyclables, in addition to regular collection programmes for waste paper, metals and plastics. |
|
|
The collected re-usable and recyclable items are either sold to recyclers or donated to charitable organizations. Management companies or cleansing contractors can pass on the benefits of any extra income to residents. |
|
 |
|
 |
|
A used clothes collection box is placed in a common area at a housing estate. |
|
New slogan promotes daily separation of waste paper, plastics and metals for recycling. |
|
|
|
