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Recycling to nowhere Share CLOSE A paper collector is seen on a street in Yau Ma Tei on Jan 15, 2021. [Photo by Calvin Ng / China Daily]
Hong Kong s paper recycling business is in dire straits as many economies stop importing solid waste. But the SAR government has moved to revive an industry that once flourished. Gu Mengyan reports from Hong Kong.
Hong Kong s once-thriving paper recycling business may soon end up where it all started as garbage heaps - not on the streets but in landfills - if help isn t forthcoming.
When the Chinese mainland started to tighten curbs on solid waste imports in 2017, Hong Kong s recycling business was thrown into a quandary as Hong Kong exporters cut waste paper prices down by more than a half, and some even stopped collections.
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The environmental hazard is worsening, but some companies are beginning to take e-waste management seriously. LG, Dell and Xiaomi, among others, are taking steps to take back old electronic products from consumers and dispose of them responsibly. A strong EPR policy could help buttress their efforts and reduce India’s electronic dump.
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Smartphone market leader Xiaomi has introduced a Product Take Back & Recycling Programme
The world generated a record 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste last year, the Global E-waste Monitor 2020 has said. India is the third biggest contributor to this dump with 3.2 million tonnes, after China and the US. While the environmental hazard is worsening, some companies are beginning to take e-waste management seriously. “Things are certainly looking up since 2017 with several brands doing their bit in responsible ewaste management,” says Pranshu Singhal, Founder, Karo Sambhav, a PRO (producer responsibility organisation) offering e-wa
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