'Weee Park' To Recycle Local E-waste

"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("

Related News Programmes

"); });

2018-03-19 HKT 17:31

Share this story

facebook

  • 'Weee Park' to recycle local e-waste

Hong Kong on Monday opened a new recycling facility which aims to convert around 30,000 tonnes of electrical waste per year into reusable raw materials.

The government-funded plant in Tuen Mun, called the Weee (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Park, will recycle items such as air-conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, TVs and computers.

Hong Kong generates about 70,000 tonnes of e-waste per year, and most of it is sent abroad to places including Africa and South East Asia.

But it's hoped the park will process around 42-percent of this e-waste, converting it into secondary raw materials like plastics and metals.

Besides recycling products, Weee Park will also refurbish electrical appliances that haven't completely had their day, so they can be donated to the needy.

The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, said during an opening ceremony for the facility that the park will provide Hong Kong with the necessary processing capacity to recycle and treat its own e-waste from now on.

RECENT NEWS

HashKey Gets Regulatory Nod To Offer Virtual Asset Services In Ireland

HashKey Group has announced that its subsidiary, HashKey Europe Limited, has received Virtual Asset Service Provider (V... Read more

HKVAX And Victory Securities Forge Partnership To Advance Hong Kongs Virtual Asset Ecosystem

Hong Kong Virtual Asset Exchange (HKVAX), Hong Kong’s third virtual asset licensed trading platform and Victory Secur... Read more

5 Major Banks Mantain Domestic Systemically Important Authorised Institutions Status

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) concluded its annual review of Domestic Systemically Important Authorised Insti... Read more

HSBC, StanChart, Alibaba Cloud Among First Cohort Of HKMAs Gen AI Sandbox

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Cyberport have announced the first cohort of its Generative Artificial Inte... Read more

QuickFest 2025 To Focus On AI, Automation, And The Future Of Accounting

QuickFest, the virtual conference tailored for accounting professionals, bookkeepers, and consultants, will return on 1... Read more

5 Stories That Shaped Hong Kongs Fintech Scene In 2024

In 2024, Hong Kong further cemented its position as a leading fintech hub in the world, with the number of fintech comp... Read more