Provisions under Waste Disposal Ordinance (WDO) relevant to Waste Disposal Licence and Waste Import / Export Permit for Glass Container Waste

Waste Disposal Licence

Disposal of glass container waste will be subject to the licensing control under section 16 and sections 21 – 23 of the WDO starting from 1 May 2023. Any person who is engaged in the storage, treatment, reprocessing or recycling of glass container waste must first obtain a waste disposal licence, save for certain exclusions. The relevant licensing requirements are elaborated in EPD’s “Guidelines for Application of Waste Disposal Licence for Glass Container Waste”.

The glass container waste disposal licence has been open for application since 1 February 2023. Please click here for the relevant details.

Import / Export Permit

The import and export permit control on glass container waste commenced on 1 May 2023 and a permit is required for the import or export of glass container waste.

The processing time for each permit application varies from case to case as it involves information verification with competent authorities outside Hong Kong. EPD encourages potential applicants to liaise with us as soon as possible and submit completed application forms together with all documents required.

Please click here for details on waste import / export permit applications.