Glass Container Recycling Programme

Background

Glass is an inert material and will not release harmful material to the environment on disposal.  However, disposal of glass waste at landfills will consume our dwindling landfill space and is a waste of valuable natural resource.  In view of this, the Environmental Protection Department has been exploring practicable means to recover used glass containers for recycling in partnership with different sectors.

Glass Container Recycling Programme for the Hotel Sector

With the support of the EPD and the Hong Kong Hotels Association, 13 hotels agreed to fund and organise a glass container recycling programme to help reduce waste and ensure that the glass containers generated in their hotels are managed in an environmentally friendly way. The programme was launched in early November 2008.  It will focus on beverage glass containers which are large in quantity and easier to handle.  The hotels participating in this programme will separate the glass containers from the waste stream and store them in collection bins.  The collection contractor will regularly deliver the glass containers to the designated recycling facility for processing.  The recycling contractor will crush the glass containers into glass sand, which will replace natural river sand as an engineering material for the production of paving blocks.     Participating Hotels: - Eaton Hotel Hong Kong - Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong - Grand Hyatt Hong Kong - Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hong Kong (new) - InterContinental Hong Kong - The Langham Hotel, Hong Kong (new) - Langham Place, Mongkok, Hong Kong - Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong - Novotel Century Hong Kong (new) - JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong - The Peninsula Hong Kong - Renaissance Harbour View Hotel Hong Kong - The Swire Hotels - The Upper House (new)

How to participate
 
Hotels interested to join this programme may contact the Hong Kong Hotels Association (info@hkha.org) or the EPD (enquiry@epd.gov.hk).

Launching Ceremony
 

Press Release