Citizens declare war to waste

Initiatives such as ‘Waste-no-mall’ offer greater recycling choices and let users see what happens to their recycled waste.

The goal? Provide opportunities for people to recycle items closer to home, especially in older neighbourhoods where there are even fewer collection facilities.


Public education is essential, so collecting bags of plastic food packaging, egg cartons, polystyrene trays and other recyclable garbage and separate them into various bins ready to be recycled. 

Across Hong Kong, residents and volunteers in towns and neighbourhoods such as Tsuen Wan, Kwun Tong, Chai Wan, Sai Ring Pun and Tai Po, are stepping up recycling efforts themselves.

There are seven of these collection points in Shek Mun, Shau Kei Wan, Kowloon Bay, Tin Shui Wai, Sham Shui Po, Tsing Yi and Tuen Mun. Four others in Tai Po, Lantau, Tseung Kwan O and Wan Chai are still in the tendering process or under construction.


It’s not enough to simply tell people to put recyclables where they belong, but it's very important to show them where their recyclables end up so they can believe their actions are making a difference.