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6.1.2 Recycling construction waste
The listed materials are good examples of recyclable materials produced during demolition, construction and major
renovation works, providing an idea of the types of waste that can be sorted and recycled.
Recycled materials Uses
Aggregate Sub-base materials for road construction, hard core for foundation works, base/fill for
drainage, aggregate for concrete manufacture and general bulk fill
Asphalt Aggregate fill and sub-base fill
Excavated materials Filling materials
Public fill Land reclamation
Metals Manufacture of new metals
Glass Substitute for sand and aggregates as pipe-bedding material, gravel backfill for walls,
crushed stone surfacing, backfill, bedding and recycled paving blocks
Plastic Synthetic materials in the form of plastic lumber for landscaping, horticulture and
hydraulic engineering
Rubber Manufacture of rubber slate tile used in roofing and sport/playground surface mats
Expanded polystyrene Manufacture of lightweight concrete for non-structural works
Gypsum block Manufacture of gypsum that can be recycled or reused for internal wall erection
Uncontaminated scrap lumber
or pallets
Manufacture of furniture, or chipped and used as landscape mulch compost, animal
bedding, boiler fuel, or engineered building products
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During renovation or interior decoration
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Demolition and construction waste management
Contact information of construction waste recycling
There are many companies that specialise in construction waste recycling in Hong Kong. Shopping mall
developers, shop owners and shop tenants can contact them for collection of their construction waste
generated from renovations at their shopping malls and shop spaces. The following contact information may
be useful:
Websites:
1. Hong Kong collector/recycler directory
The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Environmental Protection Department.
(2012). Hong Kong waste reduction. Hong Kong collector/recycler directory. Retrieved 8 April 2013, from
https://www.wastereduction.gov.hk/en/quickaccess/vicinity.htm
2. Special waste collectors
The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Environmental Protection Department.
(2012). Hong Kong waste reduction. Special waste collectors. Retrieved 8 April 2013, from
https://www.wastereduction.gov.hk/en/workplace/specialwaste_collectors.htm
3. Directory of recycled construction products (English version only)
The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Environmental Protection Department.
(2010). Directory of recycled construction products. Retrieved 8 April 2013, from
http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/misc/cdm/products_list_cover.htm
Hotline:
1. Recycling helplines (Environmental Protection Department) Tel: 2838 3111
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