Hong Kong’s environment minister has said strong public opposition led to the continued suspension of the government’s long-delayed waste-charging scheme, but has stressed that the volume of rubbish being disposed of has fallen over the years. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan on Saturday defended the government’s decision to shelve the waste-charging scheme indefinitely….
The amount of rubbish Hong Kong generates has peaked, the environment chief has said, a success he attributed to government efforts to promote recycling, half a year after the government shelved a pay-as-you-throw waste-charging scheme. The city also threw out nearly 2 billion fewer plastic bags last year compared with 2022, official figures showed. The…
Green AI Technology, the first company in Hong Kong to develop an artificial intelligence-driven waste sorting system, will launch a smart collection bin early next year that could help boost recycling in the city. The Hong Kong Productivity Council-backed start-up said the smart bins would be initially targeted at owners and tenants of shopping centres,…