Eight out of 10 South China Morning Post readers polled in an online survey do not mind paying extra for a bottled drink if it helps pay for recycling the glass in Hong Kong.
The Post reported on Tuesday that environmental officials were considering putting a HK$1 levy on bottles of beer, wine and spirits to defray the cost of recycling the empties.
In an interview with the Post, a 55-year-old man who enjoyed drinking beer with friends expressed support for the scheme, even if it would make a round of drinks more expensive.
"It's always a good thing to support environmental protection. I won't drink less even if I have to pay more," he said.
Han Li-ching, 79, who seldom drinks beer or wine, praised the recycling scheme and did not agree that the government should bear the cost.