(20 Feb 2025, SCMP) This year’s Lunar New Year markets saw around 2.3 million visitors and generated 107 tonnes of reusable waste, including bamboo, wooden pallets and paper. However, the total waste generated was not disclosed, unlike in previous years. In 2024, the markets attracted 2 million visitors and produced 244 tonnes of waste, with 110 tonnes recycled.
The Producer Responsibility Scheme for beverage plastic bottles and paper beverage boxes will be discussed by the Legislative Council's Panel on Environmental Affairs on February 24. Documents uploaded by the committee today (February 18) indicate that the scheme does not set a specific implementation date. Several environmental groups agree that although the government should legislate on a common legal framework for the Producer Responsibility Scheme, the documents mention no specific date of implementation, and the recycling targets are too weak. We reiterate that the government must promptly implement an effective Producer Responsibility Scheme for plastic beverage containers and beverage cartons to minimize beverage container waste.
Reducing energy consumption and reclaiming plastic bag levy revenues are just some options available instead of cutting public services
最近政府向立法會內會提交了 2025 年度立法議程，環保政策方面，上榜的有《建築物能源效益條例》的修訂。香港的建築物佔全港用電量約 90%，政府在十多年前制訂《建築物能源效益條例》，要求建築物業主每十年進行一次能源審核，除了申報能源使用指數（EUI；用於計算建築物的耗能密度），還要找出「能源管理機會」（簡單理解是節能建議），藉此驅使建築物相關界別節約能源。《條例》實行多年以後，政府主動提出修改，固然值得支持。在過去十多年，世界各地都著手改善建築物的能源效益，現時內地和海外都有一些做法，或有參考價值。
（2025 年 1 月 14 日 評論）廢物處理一直是現代社會的重要環境議題。隨著城市化和人口增長，以及垃圾產量增加，涉及的環境成本也不斷增加，各地政府都在尋求更符合成本和環境效益的廢物管理措施。在這個背景下很多國家和地區都厲行源頭減廢和回收政策，積極避免焚化和堆填。
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Green Talks 
20 Feb 2025
