Solid Waste

The Hong Kong Government has a new, multi-prongeed solid waste management plan that maps out the city’s strategy for the next decade. It's aimed at slowing the rate at which rubbish is sent to the city’s three existing mega-dumps, which are projected to reach capacity in 2015, 2017 and 2019 unless something is done. Unveiled by Secretary for the Environment Wong Kam-sing, Hong Kong: Blueprint for Sustainable Use of Resources 2013-2022 repackages the familiar mantra of “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” as “Use Less, Waste Less” and envisages building of at least two organic waste treatment facilities together with a large waste-to-energy incineration plant.

Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia and beachwear brand Quiksilver have signed an agreement with Indonesian flag-carrier airline, Garuda, to co-operate on reducing rubbish along the coast of Bali.

Dutch companies are to help Hong Kong deal with its mounting waste problem under an agreement signed by foreign trade minister Lilianne Ploumen and the city’s Secretary for the Environment, K S Wong.

Beijing is to speed up the construction of its garbage treatment facilities, in a bid to bring the city's daily household waste handling capacity to 24,000 tonnes by the end of 2015.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending USD200 million in loans to the Dynagreen Environmental Protection Group to help small and medium-sized cities in China turn their growing mountains of solid waste into a sustainable source of renewable energy under an agreement signed on Friday in Beijing.

An investigation into 300 firms has revealed that more than half have disposed of chemical waste without proper authorization, according to South Korea’s Environment Ministry.

E-Waste Systems Inc (EWSI) an electronic waste management and reverse logistics company, has signed a master license agreement with China, which includes an investment into the company.

Vietnam will spend USD280 million on pollution reduction and environmental protection between 2012 and 2015, according to the Ministry of National Resources and Environment (MNRE).

Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive C Y Leung made a range of sweeping promises in his maiden policy address today aimed at tackling the city’s pressing environmental issues, including the city’s stifling air quality and absence of any real efforts towards nature conservation. "For the well-being of future generations, the government and the community must commit to improving the environment. To tackle key issues such as waste management and air quality requires us to make choices," Leung said