Table 5

Table 6.3 Summary of Waste Materials Produced During Park Operation

Waste Material Type	Existing Annual Quantity (kg)	Future Annual Quantity (kg)⁶	Handling & Disposal Route
General Refuse ¹	4,450,000 kg 12,200 kg/day (0.382 kg/person/day)	15,950 kg/day	Landfill
Landscaping Waste ¹	920,000 kg		Recycling and surplus disposed to landfill.
Food & Beverage Waste ¹	1,500 kg/day (0.047 kg/person/day)	1,960 kg/day	Landfill
Chemical Waste ²	8362 kg approx 23 kg/day	12,500 kg approx 34 kg/day	Waste bags collected by a registered collector.
Biological Waste – Clinical Waste from Clinical Laboratory, Veterinary Hospital ³	797 kg	1,000 kg	Clinical waste storage room at new Veterinary Hospital (waste is autoclaved or chemically disinfected as far as practicable). Waste bags collected every two weeks from designated Refuse Collection Point at Veterinary Hospital by a registered clinical waste collector. Disposed to landfill.
Biological Waste – Expired Drugs ⁴	7 kg	11 kg	Drug disposal licence obtained from EPD. Collection is called as required. Disposed to Chemical Waste Treatment Facility.
Animal Carcass ⁵	2 tonnes per month	3,750 kg	Two freezers for storage of carcasses. Collection by registered waste collector is called as required. Permit obtained from EPD for disposal to landfill.

Notes:

1. Quantity of general refuse, food & beverage waste and landscaping waste based on records for the period July 2004 – July 2005

2. Quantity of chemical waste based on records for the period July 2004 – June 2005

3. Quantity of clinical waste based on records for the period January 2004 – December 2004

4. Quantity of expired drugs is the average quantity collected during the four collection events during the period 31/1/2001 - 26/4/2005.

5. Disposal quantity of 2 tonnes per month is the maximum quantity permitted in the permit issued by EPD for the disposal at landfill of disinfected animal carcass parts, classified as “special waste”, for the period 17/12/2004 – 16/6/2005

6. Future annual quantities of General Refuse and Food & Beverage Waste based on increase in visitor numbers from 4.0 M per year (existing) to 5.05M per year (ultimate scenario for 2010/11), and increase in staff numbers from 900 per day (existing) to 1,750 per day (ultimate scenario). Daily peak visitor numbers predicted to increase from 31,000 (existing) to 40,000 (ultimate scenario).

7. Future estimates of the annual quantities of chemical wastes, biological wastes and animal carcass provided by Ocean Park.