Waste Incineration

Hong Kong's looming landfill problem
Hong Kong has new plan for solid waste – again
Fergus O'Rorke
May 21, 2013
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.
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Indonesian greenies urge re-think on waste-to-energy plant
The Indonesian Forum for the Environment is urging the city of Bandung to cancel plans to build a waste-to-energy power plant because of what it calls serious health and environmental hazards, according to a report in the Jakarta Globe yesterday.
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Guangzhou residents march against waste incineration plans
Hundreds of protesters are reported to have been out on the streets of Guangzhou, capital of China's rich and populous Guangdong Province, over recent weekends to express concern over plans to build a garbage incinerator, according to several postings on Sina Weibo.
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Hong Kong solid waste strategy knocked backed by legislators
The Hong Kong Government’s Environment Bureau has abandoned a HKD23 billion (USD3 billion) funding request for major solid waste disposal projects, including a waste-to-energy incineration facility, following its failure to gain support from lawmakers. Faced with the prospect of Hong Kong’s three landfills reaching full capacity in the next few years, the government had proposed building a 3,000 tonne per day Integrated Waste Management Facility on a man-made island south of Lantau Island as well extending one of the exiting landfill sites.
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Where there's muck there's money
Where there's muck, there's money
Theodor Böntgen, Civic Exchange
August 17, 2011
With the steady growth of Asian cities more and more waste is being produced and, if not treated correctly, will become a huge environmental issue.
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Hong Kong landfill
Hong Kong eyes $3.2 billion investment to tackle solid waste
In a submission to Hong Kong's Legislative Council the Special Administrative Region's Environmental Protection Department (EPD) put a price tag yesterday on its proposed solutions to city's looming waste management problem
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