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18 Jun 2026

本港每年料生產逾270萬公斤網購包裝逾七成人處理包裝感困擾綠惜地球促電商推可重用包裝政府及早銜接國標

香港網購過度包裝問題嚴重，每年生產逾 270 萬公斤包裝。綠惜地球發佈《網購包裝問卷調查 2026》，結果顯示六成人認為包裝過多，七成人在處理包裝時感到困擾。中國內地將於今年 7 月 1 日實施《限制快遞過度包裝要求》的國家標準，對包裝箱及包裝層數設限制。綠惜地球發現有電商在內地推行「可重用包裝」，惟在本地未有採取相同措施，因此促請電商將相關減廢措施延伸至香港；並主動參與環保署的「自提點即場回收劃」。而政府亦應鼓勵更多電商簽署現有的《減少使用包裝約章》，並及早銜接國標，制訂相關法例規管網購包裝。

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18 Apr 2026

Hong Kong’s data centre boom: Powering innovation or jeopardising climate goals?

Steven Chan writes that “behind the gleaming servers and promised economic gains lies a sobering reality: our data centres are becoming one of the territory’s largest electricity consumers and carbon emitters, and current energy conservation policy is dangerously out of date.”

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15 Apr 2026

City must proactively secure essential resources

In this regard, as far as I can tell, the only aid offered by the Hong Kong government was the weekly publication of retail fuel prices after discounts offered by oil companies, starting on April 1. However, critics said this was simply inadequate. On April 9, the government proposed providing diesel subsidies to public and commercial vehicles and vessels, and related industries, and reducing tunnel tolls by half for commercial vehicles. Why does our government only seem to react to escalating public pressure rather than itself considering the needs of the public, particularly during difficult times?

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12 Apr 2026

借內地「綠色算力」大勢香港數據中心須制訂能效硬指標

近年中國內地在數據中心能效管理上有不少突破，值得香港參考。香港宜主動制訂具約束力的 PUE 限值，規定新建大型數據中心 PUE 必須低於 1.25，並為現存中心設定過渡期，使 PUE 逐步降至 1.4 或以下。如欲正面推動節能風氣，政府亦可參考工信部的做法，建立「綠色算力設施名單」，每年評選並表揚表現卓越的綠色數據中心，方便企業挑選節能的數據中心來租用。

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26 Jan 2026

Let’s do better on paper and plastic bottle recycling

The government is suggesting a rebate of at least 10 cents and aiming for a 30 per cent recycling rate for plastic containers and 10 per cent for cartons. Hong Kong should adopt similarly ambitious measures, with refunds between 50 HK cents and HK$1, to align with the goals of the Waste Blueprint for Hong Kong 2035.

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22 Dec 2025

綠惜地球就《2024 年香港固體廢物監察報告》之回應

（2025 年 12 月 22 日新聞稿）環境保護署於今日發表《2024 年香港固體廢物監察報告》，都市固體廢物總棄置量為 385 萬公噸，人均棄置量微跌 0.04 公斤至每日 1.40 公斤。回收率為 34 %，較前年微升 1 個百分點，主因是廚餘、金屬回收量顯著上升，惟紙料棄置量上升，且塑膠回收量和回收率告跌，以致升幅收窄。綠惜地球認為，垃圾收費引發社會關注減廢，加上政府淘汰即棄塑膠，減廢初見成效，惟垃圾收費終未有實施，當局須思考如何保持減廢的熱度，宜以有效的生產者責任制度，重拾公眾的減廢動力和信心。

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本港每年料生產逾270萬公斤網購包裝逾七成人處理包裝感困擾綠惜地球促電商推可重用包裝政府及早銜接國標

Hong Kong’s data centre boom: Powering innovation or jeopardising climate goals?

City must proactively secure essential resources

借內地「綠色算力」大勢香港數據中心須制訂能效硬指標

Let’s do better on paper and plastic bottle recycling

綠惜地球就《2024 年香港固體廢物監察報告》之回應

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本港每年料生產逾270萬公斤網購包裝 逾七成人處理包裝感困擾 綠惜地球促電商推可重用包裝 政府及早銜接國標

Hong Kong’s data centre boom: Powering innovation or jeopardising climate goals?

City must proactively secure essential resources

借內地「綠色算力」大勢 香港數據中心須制訂能效硬指標

Let’s do better on paper and plastic bottle recycling

綠惜地球就《2024 年香港固體廢物監察報告》之回應

本港每年料生產逾270萬公斤網購包裝逾七成人處理包裝感困擾綠惜地球促電商推可重用包裝政府及早銜接國標

借內地「綠色算力」大勢香港數據中心須制訂能效硬指標