It is depressing to read the letter by Paul Kumar, of the Tsim Sha Tsui Residents' Concern Group, about the poor recycling yet again at the Dragon Boat Carnival, which is supported by the Mega Events Fund ("Little effort to recycle waste at carnival", July 23).
The Sunday Morning Post wrote about the lack of recycling at this event in 2012 when the world championships were held here.
We followed up with letters to the Mega Events Fund about having a sustainability policy for all its events, particularly concerning waste generation. Sadly, it either did not understand, or did not care, neither of which are good answers for our city, particularly when the goal of that body is to do good for Hong Kong.
It is not rocket science to do a good job with recycling, but the onus should also not be put on the elderly and foreign cleaners, with substandard infrastructure.
The onus should be on the organisers, the Mega Events Fund if it is supporting the event, and the sponsors who are providing products for the participants and audience.
Sponsors should be responsible for recycling or waste reduction of the materials they bring in, sell and distribute, and they should be proud of doing so. The Mega Events Fund and government also must provide the true and proper infrastructure to facilitate the best recovery and minimised disposal of this material at all of their events.