(2018年7月28日)大帽山環保女神,我會說是蓮姐。
蓮姐是山上茶水亭的經營者,除響應「無飲管夥伴」計劃,上周起還開始提供蒸餾水斟飲設施,顧客只要自㩦水樽,便可按量付費補水,即時省下許多即棄膠樽,是源頭減廢的好榜樣。
Author: The Green Earth
‘Producer pays’ levies for recycling of waste must not be passed to the consumer
(23 July 2018) A producer responsibility policy based on the principle of “producer pays” has proved to be an effective waste management measure worldwide.
Joint Statement Green groups refuse to participate in the destruction of Country Parks
(2018/7/12 press release) Paragraph 117 of the 2017 Policy Address considered the allocation of country park areas for development of public housing and non-profit-making elderly homes. On 17th May 2017, the Government confirmed that it had invited the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) to undertake studies regarding two sites located on the periphery of Tai Lam Country Park and Ma On Shan Country Park.
Power industry appears to be leading the government when it comes to developing market
(13 July 2018) Last week, the Executive Council approved the five-year development plans for CLP Power and HK Electric, while the Environment Bureau proposed to spend HK$8.7 billion to ease the burden on households from the tariff rise in the next five years.
消失的土地
(2018年7月12日)屯門有個奇山異景──菠蘿山,山上賣點並非菠蘿,而是風化後的蝕溝處處,其中20米的深谷更贏得「迷你版大峽谷」美名。
政府介入收膠 為垃圾費鋪路
(2018年7月14日)香港廢塑膠棄置量大,2016年回收率只得14%,加上內地收緊進口塑料規定,情況雪上加霜。環保署周三(11日)刋登題為《廢塑膠回收服務先導計劃意向調查》的廣告,正式宣告政府「介入」回收廢塑膠市場。
The name is plastic, short-lived plastic
(2018年7月15日)大熱天時,你跑進便利店打開雪櫃,掏出一支冰水,付款後隨即扭開蓋子咕嚕咕嚕往喉嚨灌,不消兩分鐘便KO,再把膠樽丟進最就近的桶子裡。這個從石油提煉出來,歷過高溫切割拉扭各種折騰甚至可能要坐飛機遠道而來的膠製品,所有使命只是為了跟你命中注定的兩分鐘,之後便落入堆填區掩埋在一層又一層的泥土下,待個數百年,你和我都不知哪裡去了,它才得以分解,真正回歸大自然的懷抱……
Joint Statement – Green groups refuse to participate in the destruction of Country Parks
(2018/7/12 press release) Paragraph 117 of the 2017 Policy Address considered the allocation of country park areas for development of public housing and non-profit-making elderly homes.
環團聯合聲明 拒絕參與破壞郊野公園
(2018年7月12日新聞稿) 根據二零一七年施政報告第一百一十七項,政府提出以郊野公園邊陲地帶興建公營房屋及非牟利老人院。
促請超市承擔走塑責任
(2018年7月8日新聞稿) 超市提供市民肉類、蔬果等民生必需品,但綠惜地球調查發現,這些生活用品接近九成用上即棄塑膠包裝,當中包括環保署不予支援回收的發泡膠托盤及果網。