1. Objective
| 1.1 | To give land back to the community |
| Restoration works have reduced the potential safety and health risks of the closed landfills on surrounding areas. The restored landfill sites can then be made available for beneficial uses. | |
| 1.2 | To provide a green zone to the urban area |
| The restored landfills are landscaped. | |
| 1.3 | To provide land for recreational use, especially in urban areas, for people to enjoy a healthy living environment |
| Recreational facilities like golf course, multi-purpose grass pitches, rest gardens, parks, etc have been developed at restored landfills. | |
| 1.4 | To reduce HK's energy need by utilisation of landfill gas as a non-fossil fuel |
| An environmentally friendly way to deal with landfill gas, at the same time as having less reliance on fossil fuels. | |
| 1.5 | To reduce greenhouse gas emission |
| Greenhouse gases emitted from closed landfills are substantially reduced by flaring or utilisation of the extracted landfill gas. | |
