hong kong. group members: chan ching ching (6s ， 18) lau hiu tung (6s ， 25) content: 1.types of...
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Hong Kong
Group Members:
Chan Ching Ching (6S ， 18)
Lau Hiu Tung (6S ， 25)
Content:
1.Types of waste in Hong Kong
2.Effects on environment of Hong Kong
3.Solutions to the waste
Municipal Solid Waste
(MSW)
Construction Waste
Chemical Waste
Special Waste
also called urban solid waste
mainly household waste (domestic waste)
commercial waste
industrial waste
North East New Territories Landfill
West New Territories
Landfill South East New Territories Landfill
about 9 280 tones of municipal solid waste disposed every day
the three landfills would be full in five to nine years
Hong Kong has such a limited land resource and finding new landfills is difficult
liquid, semi-solid and solid chemical wastes e,g, heavy metals (mercury)
hazardous in nature or constitute a risk of pollution to the environment
mainly from large factories
Release into coastal waters: causes damage to local marine life
accumulates toxins in sea-food
creates a serious health hazard to the community
Uncontrolled disposal at municipal waste facilities and sewage treatment facilities:
threatens the health and safety of the operatives
costly repairs and replaces
disruption to their operation
Under Waste Disposal (Chemical Waste) Regulation
pack, label and store their chemical wastes correctly
treat at the Chemical Waste Treatment Centre on Tsing Yi Island
waste producers are required to pay part of the treatment cost
Sources: construction work and abandoned
e.g. construction, renovation, demolition, land excavation and road works
• Take up lots of space of landfill sites
• Filling in reclamation sites
• Construction Waste Disposal Charging Scheme
• Government Waste Disposal Facilities
• Clinical waste
Sources: hospitals, clinics, laboratory
• Animal carcasses
Sources: livestock farms
• Others: Radioactive waste, grease trap waste
•transmit disease•nasty smell•polluted many watercourses
• Clinical waste • Clinical waste Collector • Clinical Waste Control Scheme
• Animal carcasses• Livestock Waste Control Scheme
• Sha Ling Livestock Waste Composting Plant
