Waste Management

What kind of waste incinerator does Hong Kong need?

9 May 2013

The troubling question of what to do about Hong Kong's waste got a spirited airing at a public forum yesterday evening. There was a panel of five experts who were attending the "International...

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European view of waste burners inspires local lawmakers

8 May 2013

Overseas experts, in town for a solid waste conference, had an informal meeting with environment panel legislators to discuss Hong Kong's incineration plan, which is currently stalled by a legal...

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Is the new generation of incinerators really safe?

3 May 2013

We were disturbed to come across a report that India's flagship incinerator in Delhi appears to be creating hazardous air quality conditions in the surrounding area.

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Tsing Yi toxic waste facility may be moved

3 May 2013

The Environmental Protection Department plans to hire a consultant to look into the future of the facility. It will direct the consultant to study the incinerator's operation, and whether it needs...

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Vested interests driving waste project

26 Apr 2013

There were quick responses to R. E. J. Bunker's letter on marine accidents, which he believes would become more likely with barge traffic to and from the planned Shek Kwu Chau waste incinerator ("...

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Marine collision fears unfounded

17 Apr 2013

There will not be any exponential rise in barge movements or any significant increase in the risk of vessel collision due to the development of the integrated waste management facility on an...

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Street cleaners send waste for recycling to landfills

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

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Greens burn up over 'dinosaur technology'

The environmental group Clear The Air is maintaining the pressure on the government to abandon plans to build an incinerator on Shek Kwu Chau. The group's chairman, James Middleton, has sent a...

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Firm has cheaper waste option

I would add to the list of overpriced infrastructure projects the Shek Kwu Chau super-incinerator that the last government tried to push through, despite the public's objections to the location...

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LEADER

Hong Kong cannot continue with its wasteful ways

With our three landfills reaching capacity in 2019, the waste management strategies that successive governments have raised, but failed to implement, can no longer be ignored. Each is...

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CHANGING FACES

Burning question on waste disposal

Chen Liwen is suing Guangzhou's Environmental Protection Bureau after it refused to fully disclose all the information she requested about the city's only waste incineration power plant.

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ENVIRONMENT

Hong Kong to spend HK$31b to solve waste crisis