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To
give land back to the community |
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Restoration
works have reduced the potential safety and health risks
of the closed landfills on surrounding areas. The restored
landfill sites can then be made available for future beneficial
uses. |
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To
provide a green zone to the urban area |
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The
restored landfills are landscaped. |
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| 1.3 |
To
provide land for recreational
use, especially in urban areas, for people to enjoy a
healthy living environment |
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Recreational
facilities like golf course, multi-purpose grass pitches,
rest gardens, ecological parks, etc have been planned
at restored landfills. |
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| 1.4 |
To
reduce HK's energy need by utilisation of landfill gas
as a non-fossil fuel |
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An
environmentally friendly way to deal with landfill gas,
at the same time as having less reliance on fossil fuels. |
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| 1.5 |
To
reduce greenhouse gas emission |
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Greenhouse
gases emitted from closed landfills are substantially
reduced by flaring or utilisation of the extracted landfill
gas. |
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