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Letters to the Editor, May 15, 2013

15 May 2013

No truth in report of deal

Referring to your Lai See column entitled "Henry Tang buys historic property in Australia" (May 14), I want to clarify that there is not a shred of truth in the...

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Short Science, May 12, 2013

12 May 2013

Brazilian and Japanese researchers say a granite formation deep off the coast of Brazil could be a piece of an original continent that existed before the Americas, Africa, Europe and other major...

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New plastic bottle claims to cut carbon footprint

7 May 2013

The new bottles are made using sugarcane grown in Brazilian plantations and the material replaces one of the two key components of plastics, which are derived from crude oil.

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Dealing with Hong Kong's food waste

22 Apr 2013

It's telling that when a district scheme to recycle food waste succeeds beyond expectations, the organisers still struggle with excess.

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Letters to the Editor, March 31, 2013

31 Mar 2013

A study by the University of Hong Kong has revealed how serious a problem light pollution has become in Hong Kong. The worst reading taken by the survey team at the Space Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui...

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Street cleaners send waste for recycling to landfills

17 Mar 2013

Government-paid street sweepers have been caught emptying recycling bins and dumping their contents with general waste destined for landfills.

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Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Letters to the Editor, March 3, 2013

I was interested to read Dr Robert Hanson's letter ("'Green' light bulbs really a health hazard", February 22), replying to my letter ("Offer rewards for light-bulb recycling", February 17)....

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Letters to the Editor, February 28, 2013

We would like to point out that the article "Smog in Pearl Delta 'worse than Beijing'" misrepresented how air pollution in the Pearl River Delta should be understood. For those of us who study air...

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Letters to the Editor, February 17, 2013

The Environmental Protection Department's fluorescent lamp recycling programme provides public collection points for old fluorescent bulbs, although the container does not cater to longer tubes...

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Letters to the Editor, February 6, 2013

Pedestrianise Des Voeux Road Central

One thing that is certain regarding the new administration is that it is serious about tackling environmental problems that have been around for years...

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Letters to the Editor, February 2, 2013