Recent scientific findings indicate that Hong Kong’s residents may be inhaling large quantities of microscopic plastic particles daily. A study published in Science Advances reveals that airborne concentrations of these “invisible” plastics are significantly higher than expected, raising crucial public health questions.
Two years ago, amid plans for a citywide waste-charging scheme, the Hong Kong government rolled out smart food waste recycling bins on private housing estates with two years of free maintenance and collection services. This practical step reduced the city’s food waste, which still accounts for around 30 per cent of municipal solid waste.The department should analyse patterns: is disposed food near expiry, and do portions go untouched? Precise data would enable targeted fixes, such as incentives for donations, apps for portions and reforms to food labelling.
(25 Dec 2024 SCMP) Hong Kong finally published last year’s waste statistics on December 19, nearly a month after Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan shared some of the more positive developments in his blog on November 24. The good news of less waste generated is tempered by the lack of clarity on plastic waste statistics and officials’ mistaken faith in incineration as a solution.
（2022 年 10 月 14 日 專欄）提起英王查理斯三世，你想到什麼？世上在位最久的皇儲、與戴妃及卡米拉皇后的感情瓜葛，抑或是為鋼筆漏墨而「發脾四」？我想到的，倒是一位前衛的環保L。
（2022 年 9 月 3 日 專欄）「慳得一蚊得一蚊」是某連鎖大型超市2008年的廣告口號，時至今日依然深入民心。在這個物價高昂的社會，一元或許買不到甚麼，但每當提及加價，那怕是一元幾毫，升斗市民依然肉緊，膠袋徵費就是好例子。
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Green Talks 
10 Mar 2026
