A green group is urging manufacturers to take responsibility for the problem
Mooncakes are not only bad for your health it also appears they are a hazard to the environment.
Green group Friends of the Earth estimates that more than three million mooncake tins, weighing more than 750 tonnes, are dumped into landfills every year.
And this means that Hong Kong taxpayers have to spend about $620,000 to dispose of them, the organisation's director, Mei Ng, said yesterday.
'However, if those wasted tins could be recovered and recycled it could earn $150,000 and save the metal waste from our landfills,' said Ms Ing.
'We will launch a 'Moon-kick Action' to urge cake manufacturers to take up their recycling and waste-reduction responsibilities.
'Producers taking back their own packaging waste would not only help to reduce waste but also boost their corporate integrity.'
