Most Hong Kong people in favour of mandatory pay-as-you-throw scheme for household waste, survey finds
- In all, 81 per cent of respondents backed such a scheme, up from 69 per cent in 2012
- Green groups urge government and Legislative Council to implement the scheme as soon as possible
More than four in five Hongkongers support a mandatory pay-as-you-throw scheme for household waste, with low-income families also strongly backing the proposal, according to a survey by five green groups.
In all, 81 per cent of respondents backed such a scheme, up from 69 per cent in 2012 and 67 per cent in 2011.
Among those who earned less than HK$10,000 (US$1,282) a month, 81.2 per cent supported the scheme, while 82.3 per cent of people living in public flats also gave it the nod.
With such strong public support, the five environmental groups – Greeners Action, Green Power, Green Earth, the Conservancy Association and Greenpeace – urged the government and Legislative Council to implement the scheme as soon as possible.
A new bill on the scheme was introduced to the legislature on November 14, a spokeswoman for the Environment Bureau said.