Major Japanese discount chain Don Don Donki replaces transparent plastic sushi boxes with cardboard ones in line with new rules on throwaway plastics.

Most restaurants and takeaway shops in tourists areas such as Mong Kok, Prince Edward and Yau Ma Tei still using plastic utensils at lunchtime.

Many customers buying takeaway breakfast in busy business district decline to pay extra for alternatives to plastic cutlery as ban gets under way.

Readers discuss why Hong Kong’s ban on single-use plastics should be embraced, and the need for the city’s residents to do to their bit to prevent wastage of food.

Tse Chin-wan says the aim of the ban is to gradually build up a plastic-free culture in society.

Some major hotel operators say impact of adopting eco-friendly alternatives still manageable, despite some options costing 70 per cent more than plastic.

Ban targets sale and distribution of plastic items, but not possession, so people can still buy online.

With everyone mindful of avoiding single-use plastics, it’s good to know brands are offering stylish solutions to staying hydrated in glass and stainless steel

Images of plants, leaves, flowers and fruit on a label can be misleading, a consumer advice expert says, while ‘natural’ ingredients can include water. If a product is mostly water, it’s not very plant-based.

Readers discuss why the city must break its addiction to plastic, and the focus on the cost of the bags to be used in the waste-charging scheme.

14 different premises involved in solid waste disposal charging trial, with government-approved bags issued free of charge and authorities to collect information.

Around 2 million tonnes of plastic waste is created each year in Thailand, according to official figures, in a nation seemingly addicted to plastic.

Government to post warnings at immigration checkpoints and hotels to remind travellers to have their own hygiene products, such as razors, because of throwaway plastics ban.

More than 200 greentech companies currently operate in the city, of which some are equipped with ‘globally competitive’ technologies and are making inroads into the mainland Chinese and overseas markets.

The government should further open the local environment-protection market to attract investment from Greater Bay Area companies, says a vice-president at the Hong Kong-listed company.

CLP will source more nuclear energy from China’s Guangdong province to feed its power grid and sees business opportunities in decarbonisation as it phases out coal-based assets.

Start-up H2 Solution is planning to set up its operations at Hong Kong’s science and technology park in Pak Shek Kok as a launchpad into overseas markets.

China’s global dominance in the production of three key energy transition products – electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels – will face more challenges this year from industry overcapacity, price wars and trade barriers, French bank Natixis says.

Car dealers say buyers are flocking to enjoy current generous tax breaks and avoid paying more from April.

GRST, the Hong Kong green technology start-up which won Prince William’s Earthshot Prize, is in talks to deploy its eco-friendly batteries in a range of electrical applications, COO Karen Ng says.

Many are still not clear about what’s fit to recycle, restaurant owners say it’s too much of a bother.

Hong Kong’s recycling pace lags that in Europe and the US, but government intervention could help transform the landscape as growing landfills contaminate the soil.

Recent smart mobility efforts in Hong Kong include the development of sky shuttles, as well as the deployment of hydrogen-powered double-decker buses and driverless trucks.