hong kong. group members: chan ching ching (6s ， 18) lau hiu tung (6s ， 25) content: 1.types of...

Hong Kong

Group Members:

Chan Ching Ching (6S ， 18)

Lau Hiu Tung (6S ， 25)

Content:

1.Types of waste in Hong Kong

2.Effects on environment of Hong Kong

3.Solutions to the waste

Municipal Solid Waste

(MSW)

Construction Waste

Chemical Waste

Special Waste

also called urban solid waste

mainly household waste (domestic waste)

commercial waste

industrial waste

North East New Territories Landfill

West New Territories

Landfill South East New Territories Landfill

about 9 280 tones of municipal solid waste disposed every day

the three landfills would be full in five to nine years

Hong Kong has such a limited land resource and finding new landfills is difficult

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

liquid, semi-solid and solid chemical wastes e,g, heavy metals (mercury)

hazardous in nature or constitute a risk of pollution to the environment

mainly from large factories

Release into coastal waters: causes damage to local marine life

accumulates toxins in sea-food

creates a serious health hazard to the community

Uncontrolled disposal at municipal waste facilities and sewage treatment facilities:

threatens the health and safety of the operatives

costly repairs and replaces

disruption to their operation

Under Waste Disposal (Chemical Waste) Regulation

pack, label and store their chemical wastes correctly

treat at the Chemical Waste Treatment Centre on Tsing Yi Island

waste producers are required to pay part of the treatment cost

Sources: construction work and abandoned

e.g. construction, renovation, demolition, land excavation and road works

• Take up lots of space of landfill sites

• Filling in reclamation sites

• Construction Waste Disposal Charging Scheme

• Government Waste Disposal Facilities

• Clinical waste

Sources: hospitals, clinics, laboratory

• Animal carcasses

Sources: livestock farms

• Others: Radioactive waste, grease trap waste

•transmit disease•nasty smell•polluted many watercourses

• Clinical waste • Clinical waste Collector • Clinical Waste Control Scheme

• Animal carcasses• Livestock Waste Control Scheme

• Sha Ling Livestock Waste Composting Plant