2007 WEEE Recycling Day

2007 WEEE Recycling Days

Waste  

 

What is WEEE?
2007 WEEE Recycling Day
2007 WEEE Recycling Day Results
Organisers and Co-organisers
Items to be collected
Where do the collected items go?
KBWRC Workshop
District Collection Points (For the Public)
Housing Estate Collection Points (For Residents Only)
Businesses
Downloads and resources
Q&As
Contact Us

 

 

What is WEEE?

WEEE is "waste electrical and electronic equipment". It includes all types of household electrical and electronic appliances such as computers, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, televisions, video\audio equipment, rice cookers, electric kettles etc..

Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Computers

Each year, over 67,000 tonnes of WEEE are generated in Hong Kong. Although much of this is collected by scavengers and recycled, a significant amount still ends up in landfills. Since many WEEE items contain toxic substances, their disposal at landfills may cause a potential risk to the environment, as well as taking up valuable landfill space. Some of the WEEE items are still in operating condition and could be put to second-hand use. Items that are ready for disposal will still contain materials that can be removed and recycled.

 

 

2007 WEEE Recycling Days

Members of the public are encouraged to bring their waste electrical appliances and disused computers to designated collection points for recycling.

Details of 2007 WEEE Recycling Days
Date :     27 January 2007 (Saturday) & 28 January 2007 (Sunday)

 

Aim     To raise public awareness about the need to reuse and recycle waste computers and electrical and electronic appliances
Activities : Organise WEEE recycling activities at district level and in housing estates
Target : The general public is invited to take part in these activities

 

Organisers, Co-organisers and Supporting Organisations

Organisers

  • Environmental Protection Department (EPD)
  • Environmental Campaign Committee (ECC)

Co-organisers

  • Caritas Hong Kong

     

     

  • St. James' Settlement 

Supporting Organisations

  • 18 District Councils

Items to be collected

Household electrical and electronic appliances

  • television sets, refrigerators, washers & dryers, air-conditioners, video\audio equipment, rice cookers, electric kettles, electric food processors, microwave ovens, heaters, fans, hair dryers, telecommunications equipment, electronic toys & game sets, chargers, etc.
Household electrical and electronic appliances

Computers

computers, computer parts (hard drives, CD-ROM/DVD drives, PC boards), monitors, printers, scanners, computer mouse, keyboards, speakers, transformers etc.
Computers

Accessories

ink & toner cartridges, VCD, CD, DVD, video tapes, dry rechargeable batteries, etc.
Accessories

Where do the collected WEEE items go?

The WEEE items and used computers are sent to recycling workshops operated by the charitable organizations, St. James' Settlement and Caritas (Hong Kong), at the Kowloon Bay Waste Recycling Centre (KBWRC). Staff from the two organisations then inspect, repair or dismantle the collected items. Repaired computers and appliances are donated to the needy, while the useable components and materials recovered from equipment that is beyond repair, such as metals, plastics and circuit boards, are extracted for reuse or recycling.

KBWRC Workshop

Address: No. 11, Cheung Yip Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon

St. James' Settlement
Caritas (Hong Kong)
Kowloon Bay Waste Recycling Centre
KBWRC Workshop
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Location Map

 

Operation of recycling workshops:

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District Collection Points (For the Public)

The ECC provides sponsorship to District Councils to organise WEEE recycling activities. The objective is to convey the recycling message to different communities and encourage public participation. The participating district councils would set up collection points in the district on 27th and 28th of January 2007, which together with the collection centres of the co-organisers, provide a convenient collection network of over 100 points for the public.

Please note that there may be changes to the locations and operating hours of the collection point due to site conditions. You are advised to click on the link below to view the most updated information on the exact collection point locations and operating hours before bringing the WEEE to the point:-

Housing Estate Collection Points (For Residents Only)

To cultivate a good habit of recycling and promote public awareness on the Recovery Programme for the Waste Computers and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, property management companies have been invited to join the territory-wide WEEE Recycling Day on 27-28 January 2007. About 310 housing estates have already signed up to organize WEEE recycling activities in their buildings for their residents.

Participating Housing Estates

Please note that the collection service provided by each estate is exclusive to its own residents. Anyone else should bring their waste computers and electrical and electronic appliances to collection points set up by the District Councils and co-organisers above.

Click on a district to view:-

 

  • Kowloon

Kowloon City District Kwun Tong District
Sham Shui Po District Wong Tai Sin District
Yau Tsim Mong District  
  • New Territories

Islands District Kwai Tsing District
North District Sai Kung District
Sha Tin District Tai Po District
Tsuen Wan District Tuen Mun District
Yuen Long District  

 

Participating housing estates are required to help collect the waste electrical and electronic appliances including used computers from their residents one to two weeks before the WEEE Recycling Day.  Management companies may refer to the Implementation Guideline on how to organise the WEEE recycling activity.

 

EPD would arrange to pick the recovered items and inform the management companies of the collection date when available. The responsible person of each participating estate is required to return the Recovered Items Record Form to EPD.

 

Businesses

Businesses can also recycle used computers and electrical and electronic appliances. Collection can be arranged by contacting Caritas (for computers) at tel: 2716 6875 or St. James' Settlement (for electrical and electronic appliances) at tel: 2795 7038.

Downloads and resources

  • Poster
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  • Leaflet
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Q&As

 

  1. Why should you recycle your used computers and electrical and electronic

    Each year, more than 67,000 tonnes of computers and electrical and electronic equipment are generated in Hong Kong. Although much of this is collected by scavengers and recycled, a significant amount still diposed of at landfills. Some of these items are still in operating condition and could be put to second-hand use.  All of these items contain components and materials such as metals and plastics, which can be recovered for reuse and recycling.
  2. What will happen to the items that I have dropped off?

    Computers and appliances that can be repaired will be donated to the needy. If there is no suitable recipient, the repaired goods will be put on charitable sales and the proceeds will be put back to this recycling programme. Appliances that are beyond repair will be dismantled and useable components and materials will be recovered for reuse and/or recycling.
  3. Can I ask for a permanent WEEE recycling programme in my housing estate?

    Yes, you can ask your management company or Incorporated Owners'/Owners' Committee of your housing estate to join the Programme on Source Separation of Domestic Waste.

Contact Us

For any inquiries, please call EPD at 2872 1712 or email us at recycling_helpline@epd.gov.hk.

 

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