After the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced the suspension of garbage charges, Xie Zhanhuan, director of the Hong Kong Environment and Ecological Bureau, said that the principle of not abandoning the pollutants will accelerate the expansion of community garbage recycling network facilities in the next year.
Comprehensive Sing Tao Daily and Wireless News Network on Sunday (June 2), Xie Zhanhuan said in the TV show, saying that in the next yearResponsible system or optimized garbage charging model.
Xie Zhanhuan emphasized that the principle of no abandonment of the pollutants' self -payment, and explained that some studies have found that if people are required to pay the price of their pollution, it will help change people's behavior and reduce pollution.
In terms of expanding the recycling facilities, Xie Zhanhuan revealed that it is expected that the business hours of each "green in the region" recovery point will be extended from July to August."Green Zone" is a community recycling network development project managed by the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Agency.
At present, "Green and Green Awards Points" can be replaced with oil, rice, noodles, etc. Xie Zhanhuan said that receiving the public opinion states that the exchanges are insufficient and are particularly interested in shopping vouchers. ThereforeOr in other ways, this change can be made in this year."Green and Green Points" refers to the points that Hong Kong citizens can replace recyclables in the community recycling network.
In terms of recovery rate, he said that the original waste reduction goal was to increase the recovery rate to 45%by 2035, and the recovery rate has increased from less than 30%in the past few years to 32%in 2022.It is expected that after adding a series of recycling supporting facilities, it can be increased to 35%in a short time.
