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14 Mar 2026

Clearer statistics the missing link in Hong Kong’s waste reduction

The real solution lies at the source: preventing food from becoming waste in the first place. These at-source efforts are creative and cost-effective, but without meaningful statistics, we have no idea how much potential they have.

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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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01 Dec 2025

In the National Games, Hong Kong has a model of a green mega event

As the 15th National Games draw to a close, Hong Kong celebrates not only the outstanding achievements of its athletes but also the success of staging a truly “clean and green” mega event. The games embodied sustainability from the outset.

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05 Sep 2025

The Green Earth's policy recommendations for Policy Address 2025

As the government is currently consulting the public for the 2025 Policy Address, The Green Earth would like to submit our recommendations addressing the pressing environmental issues and promoting sustainable development in our city for your kind consideration.

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20 Aug 2025

若要滅赤又減廢，何不轉飲過濾水？

最近政府的桶裝水合約成為了民間熱話，社會發現中標品牌往績不佳，擔心桶裝水質素參差，影響健康。上周有傳媒發現，金鐘政府合署大堂堆滿裝樽水，疑有政府員工自行團購樽裝水。多番折騰之後，我們不禁問，政府辦公室非戶外場所，理應有完善的食水管道，為何不優先考慮安裝濾水器，並飲用過濾水，反倒要招標購買大量飲用水？

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