TECHNICAL NOTE
How to get a recycling bin?
Free recycling bins (excluding glass bottle)
Under the Promotion Programme on Source Separation of Waste launched by the Environmental
Campaign Committee, any commercial and industrial buildings including shopping malls can apply for
not
more than 5 sets
of waste separation bins free of charge. For details, please visit:
• Promotion Programme on Source Separation of Waste
The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Environmental Campaign
Committee. (2011). Promotion Programme on Source Separation of Waste. Retrieved 8 April 2013, from
Supplier directory
Shopping mall owners and building managers can buy recycling bins with reference to:
• Non-exhaustive list of local suppliers of waste separation bins
The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Environmental Protection Department.
(2013). Hong Kong waste reduction. Non-exhaustive list of local suppliers of waste separation bins.
Retrieved 8 April 2013, from
Funding support
There is funding support from the Environment and Conservation Fund Committee for buying recycling
bins. A funding limit of
50% of the total actual expenditure but not exceeding a limit of HK$1,000 per
building floor
can be reimbursed. For details, please refer to:
• Environment and Conservation Fund
The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Environmental Campaign
Committee. (2013). Environment and Conservation Fund. Retrieved 8 April 2013, from
Free glass bottle recycling bins
Under the Pilot Programme on Source Separation of Glass Bottles launched by the Environmental
Campaign Committee, each shopping mall can apply for not more than 2 glass bottle recycling bins free of
charge. For details, please visit:
• Pilot Programme on Source Separation of Glass Bottles
The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Environmental Campaign
Committee. (2012). Pilot Programme on Source Separation of Glass Bottles. Retrieved 1 August 2013,
from
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Operation maintenance and management
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