2024-12-25
What Hong Kong’s 2023 waste data tells us, and what it doesn’t
(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.
2024-12-10
Hong Kong must watch out for dangers of black plastic
(10 Dec 2024 SCMP) In our daily lives, it is not uncommon to encounter black plastic items such as takeaway containers, kitchenware and children’s toys. However, recent research published in the journal Chemosphere suggests that we should consider avoiding black plastic products.