Programme Objectives & Services
According to Hong Kong’s waste statistics, Hong Kong people generate an average of over 11,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste every day. The three landfills are gradually getting overfilled. Reusable and recyclable materials are often disposed at landfills along with garbage becoming waste. To protect the environment, we must use resources in a sustainable manner and reuse and recycle as much as we can.
What we recycle
‧ Used Clothes
Friends of the Earth (Hong Kong) Used Clothes Recycling Programme
"Friends of the Earth (Hong Kong) Used Clothes Recycling Programme” was launched in 2001 with the aim of spreading the message of "treasuring resources” and "waste reduction” throughout Hong Kong, with collection points set up in housing estates, hospitals, and other public area. We now have over 200 collection points around Hong Kong. Collected items like clothes, shoes, and handbags would then be sent to the needy or resold to places with high demand for used clothes. Proceeds made from the programme will be used in the operation and education work of Friends of the Earth (HK).
Community Used Clothes Recycling Bank Scheme
The "Community Used Clothes Recycling Bank” is a
community Participation Scheme launched by the Home Affairs Department (HAD).
It is a partnership between NGOs, the Government, and District Councils.Suitable
sites for community used clothes recycling bankareidentified by
District Officers. These sites include entrances of community halls/community
centres, sitting-out areas, parks, sports centres, libraries, and, with the
agreement of owners' corporations/property management companies, common areas
of private buildings/commercial centres. Friends of the Earth (HK) is
responsiblefor managingall community used clothes recycling
banksintheHong Kong Island and Islands districts. For more
details, please visit the Home
Affairs Department’s website.
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‧ Ink and Toner Cartridges
Friends of the Earth (HK) started the
"Toner & Ink Cartridges Recycling & Reuse Programme” in December 2011. Used printer cartridges will be refilled or recycled depending on their condition. Support our programme to reduce waste and save our planet! Proceeds made from the programme will be used in the operation and education work of Friends of the Earth (HK).
It is time for every one of us toreduce, reuse and recycle. In addition, we must reflect on our present unsustainable
lifestyles and development. We welcome all housing estates, property
management companies, schools, corporations, and community organisations to
participate in the "Friends of the Earth
(Hong Kong) Used Clothes Recycling Programme” and "Toner
& Ink Cartridges Recycling & Reuse Programme”. Take part in sustainable consumption, please support our"Waste．No
Way – Recycling Programme”.