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The
Charging Scheme The legislation for the Construction Waste Disposal Charging
Scheme (Charging Scheme) has been passed by the Legislative Council. The commencement
notices of the legislation have been posted on the Gazette
published on 16 September 2005.
Construction waste means any substance,
matter or thing that is generated from construction work and abandoned, whether
or not it has been processed or stockpiled before being abandoned, but does not
include any sludge, screenings or matter removed in or generated from any desludging,
desilting or dredging works.
Construction waste producers, such as construction
contractors, renovation contractors or premises owners, prior to using government
waste disposal facilities, need to open a billing account with the Environmental
Protection Department and pay for the construction waste disposal charge.
Through the Charging Scheme, construction waste producers are encouraged
to reduce, sort and recycle construction waste so that their disposal costs can
be minimised and our valuable landfill space can be preserved.
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Commencement
of the Charging Scheme The Charging Scheme has come into
operation on 1 December 2005. Processing
of account applications by the Environmental Protection Department has started
on the same day.
Starting from 1 December
2005, main contractor who undertakes construction work under a contract
with value of $1 million or above is required to open a billing account solely
for the contract. Application shall be made within 21 days after the contract
is awarded. Failing this will be an offence under the law.
For construction
work under a contract with value less than $1 million, such as minor construction
or renovation work, any person such as the owner of the premises where the construction
work takes place or his/her contractor can open a billing account; the account
can also be used for contracts each with value less than $1 million. The premises
owner concerned may also engage a contractor with a valid billing account to make
arrangement for disposal of construction waste.
Charging for disposal
of construction waste has started on 20 January
2006 and from this day, any person before using waste disposal facilities
for disposal of construction waste needs to open an account.
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Account Application
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Form 1
Billing Account (Construction Work Contract with Value of $1 million or Above)
Main contractor
shall make an application within 21 days after the contract is awarded.
Sample of completed
application form | The
new opening hours with effect from 1 July 2006. |
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Form 2
Billing Acount (Construction
Work Contract with Value less than $1 million)
To
be used for contracts each with value less than $1 million and general construction
waste disposal arrangement.
Sample
of completed application form
| The new opening hours with effect
from 1 July 2006. | |
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Form 4
Application for Issuance of Chits
for Disposal of Construction Waste for Existing Account-holder
Sample
of completed application form
| The new opening hours with effect
from 1 July 2006. | |
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Form 5
Notification of Changes in Account
Information
| The
new opening hours with effect from 1 July 2006. |
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Form 6
Application
for Closure/Reinstatement of an Account
| The new opening hours with
effect from 1 July 2006. | |
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Form 7
Application
for Vessel to be approved for Delivering Inert Construction Waste to Public Fill
Reception Facilities
| The
new opening hours with effect from 1 July 2006. |
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Application form is also available by calling EPD (Tel:
2872 1838) for a faxed copy or collection in person from the offices. <address> Top
Government
Waste Disposal Facilities for Construction Waste and Charge Level The
following government waste disposal facilities accept different types of construction
waste:
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| Type
of construction waste accepted |
Charge per tonne# |
Public fill reception facilities
| Consisting
entirely of
inert construction waste++ |
$27 |
Sorting facilities
|
Containing more than 50% by weight of inert construction waste++ |
$100 |
Landfills@
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Containing not more than 50% by weight of inert construction
waste++ | $125 |
Outlying
Islands Transfer Facilities@
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Containing any percentage of
inert construction waste++
| $125 |
| # | Except
for the Outlying Islands Transfer Facilities, the minimum charge load is 1 tonne,
i.e. if a load of waste weighs 1 tonne or less, it will be charged as 1 tonne.
A load of waste weighing more than 1 tonne will be charged at 0.1 tonne increment.
For Outlying Islands Transfer Facilities, the charge is $12.5 per 0.1 tonne and
the minimum charge load is 0.1 tonne. | | ++ | Inert
construction waste means rock, rubble, boulder, earth, soil, sand, concrete, asphalt,
brick, tile, masonry or used bentonite. | | @ | If
a load of waste contains construction waste and other waste, that load will be
regarded as consisting entirely of construction waste for the purpose of calculating
the applicable charge. |
The current criteria to determine the type of construction waste to be
accepted at government construction waste disposal facilities has been posted
on the Gazette
Notice G.N. 4274 published on 27 June 2008. The new criteria to be effective
on 29 December 2010 has been posted on the Gazette
Notice G.N. 4278 published on 9 July 2010. Here is a series of publicity programmes
for the trade to familiarize with the new criteria:
| Publicity programmes
for the new criteria | | (1)
| Distribute leaflets
(Chinese version only) to public works departments, trade associations and construction
waste disposal account-holders; | | (2) | Mount
banner at landfills and sorting facilities; | | (3) | Arrange
a two-month dry run at landfills and sorting facilities before the effective date
of the new criteria; | | (4) | Display
poster
(Chinese version only) on the dry run at landfills and sorting facilities; |
| (5) | Distribute reminders
(Chinese version only) to facility users on the dry run; | | (6) | Arrange
briefing sessions during the dry run period. Interested parties should complete
and return the registration
form to EPD (Presentation materials of the briefing session to be uploaded);
and | | (7) | Demonstration
video on the future operational arrangement (Only Chinese Version). |
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to view video (Higher version - about 900M)
Press
to view viedo (Lower version - about 34M) | Top
Transaction
Records of Construction Waste Disposal at Government Waste Disposal Facilities With
due consideration to the overall operational efficiency of the Construction Waste
Disposal Charging Scheme, transportation and disposal of construction waste, the
waste transaction records for 14-day period are provided for account-holders'
use. With the provision of these records, account-holders may consider the need
to obtain the information through the waste disposal facilities. With the permission of Transport Department, the permitted gross vehicle weight
(PGVW) of vehicles that have delivered construction waste to Government Waste
Disposal Facilities are provided below for account-holders' reference. Permitted
gross vehicle weight (Excel table)
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Presentation
Materials
Presentation
materials for the seminar held on 6 July 2005 (PDF format, only Chinese version
available)
Presentation
materials for the briefings to the trade in October and November 2005 (PDF
format) Presentation
materials for the open seminars on account application in November and December
2005 (PDF format, only Chinese version available)
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Further Details
| Construction
Waste Disposal Charging Scheme TV Announcement | |
Cantonese / English |
Construction Waste Disposal Charging
Scheme Radio Announcement | | Cantonese
/ Putonghua
/ English |
Posters (Click to enlarge) Leaflets (Click to view PDF format) | 
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important
notices