Friends of the Earth (HK) e-Newsletter Issue December

極端風暴源於我們極端浪費 – 野人 每當我分享自己的環保生活時，很多人都會覺得我太極端，其實，不是我太環保，只是大多數人太浪費吧了，所以，當我做回一個正常人該做的事時，反被人認為是極端或不正常。　難道一定要消耗地球資源才是正常，才是合理嗎...

你染上了富流感嗎? 富流感，顧名思義，「富」源於富裕，而「流感」則取自流行性感冒。這個有趣的混合詞正正形容有經濟能力的人做出令社會超出負荷、如傳染病般肆虐並帶來惡果的社會行為。在香港這個匯聚財富、經濟掛帥的物質社會中，富流感自然變得十分普遍，更成了風土病...

知慳惜電 抗氣候變化 天文台前助理台長梁榮武先生早前出席香港地球之友主辦的「知慳惜電」比賽頒獎典禮，分享了一個有意思的比喻：「假想人類和大自然正在進行一場足球比賽，上半場剛好完了，人類暫時落後零比三。如果人類要反敗為勝，除了要有信心之外，更重要的是改變比賽策略，重新部署。」...

For Hong Kong to win the plastics war, it must go cold turkey on tableware In collaboration with Cafe de Coral, Fairwood and Maxim’s, the Environmental Campaign Committee of Hong Kong recently announced a HK$1.2 million (US$153,000) government-funded scheme to get Hongkongers out of the habit of using disposable tableware for takeaway food...

Forward-thinking leaders seek opportunities to grow their business by creating profit while protecting natural resources and improving social well-being. Business Sustainability Conference and workshop series, organised by Centre for Business Sustainability of CUHK and co-organised by SGS Hong Kong and Friends of the Earth (HK), brings together academics and business professionals, capture the latest ideas and innovations, develop precision strategies and build capacity to achieve Business Sustainability.

Conference - 7 January 2019 09:00 to 13:00

Recognition Ceremony - 7 January 2019 13:00 to 15:00

Workshop - 8 January 2019 14:00 to 18:00

Conference- Cheng Yu Tung Building, CUHK, Shatin, HK

Recognition Ceremony - Hyatt Regency, Shatin, HK

Workshop- CUHK Business Centre, Bank of America Tower, Central, HK

Joint Letter - Urge the Members of Legislative Council to Pass the Draft Bill on MSW Charging FoE (HK) sent a letter to Panel on Environment Affairs of Legislative Council with 6 green groups, urging the members of Legislative Council to pass the draft bill of MSW charging for taking a bold step to minimise waste.

Winter Clothing Donation To promote reuse and waste reduction, we donated hundreds of used winter clothes which came from the Used Clothes Recycling Programme to the elderly of Christian Canaan Church (Fanling). We welcome any request from charities for redistribution of used clothes.

Municipal Solid Waste Audit and Waste Reduction at School To prepare the public for the approaching scheme of Municipal Solid Waste Charging, FoE (HK) has launched the Environmental and Conservation Fund-sponsored ‘Municipal Solid Waste Audit and Waste Reduction at School’.  To know more about Municipal Solid Waste Charging, please read the following article:

T．Park Green Tour (Jockey Club COOL Neighbours for Energy Saving) FoE (HK) organised a Green Tour to T．Park in Tuen Mun for students. They learnt about Waste-to-Energy through interactive panels and educational exhibits.