香港地球之友 Friends of the Earth (HK)

聯署要求政府立法規管即棄塑膠物品

2018年04月19日

塑膠污染是全球的重大問題，每年有數以噸計的塑膠垃圾被棄置到我們的海洋。香港對此並不陌生，市民應該還記得2012年的「香港膠災」事件，當時有逾千香港市民協助清理膠粒...

https://www.foe.org.hk/tc/news/綠色資訊/機構資訊/聯署要求政府立法規管即棄塑膠物品

免「廢」暢飲

2017年12月18日

一次性飲品包裝工作小組（工作小組）由多個飲料製造商、零售商、環保團體及回收業界組成。工作小組今日公布落實「免『廢』暢飲」獨立研究，將於未來半年諮詢業內持份者及公眾，為找尋可行的減廢方案邁出新一步。

https://www.foe.org.hk/tc/media/綠色資訊/傳媒新聞稿/免「廢」暢飲

聯署聲明：促請政府立法規管即棄塑膠物品從源頭解決問題

2018年10月03日

本年度世界地球日及世界環境日都呼籲全球採取行動，一起解決塑膠污染問題。塑膠污染不但威脅我們的生態系統、健康及水質，更影響我們的生活模式。按現時的趨勢，預計2050年全球海洋中的塑膠總重量將比魚類還要多...

https://www.foe.org.hk/tc/media/綠色資訊/傳媒新聞稿/聯署聲明促請政府立法規管即棄塑膠物品從源頭解決問題

飲品業龍頭企業與非政府組織攜手減廢目標回收七至九成飲品包裝

2018年12月06日

佔本港樽裝水和汽水近半銷售額的主要飲料生產商和裝瓶商，今天聯同主要連鎖零售商、回收業界及非政府組織，聯合宣佈其減少超過 17 億經使用及廢棄飲品容器的建議，以減低本地垃圾堆填區、郊野、海灘和海洋環境的壓力...

https://www.foe.org.hk/tc/media/綠色資訊/傳媒新聞稿/飲品業龍頭企業與非政府組織攜手減廢目標回收七至九成飲品包裝

Plastic means prosperity … but we are throwing away far too much of it (只提供英文版本)

2017年04月03日

Plastic is great. Not only is it lightweight, it is also highly durable, versatile and cheap to manufacture. Growing demand for plastic products is usually matched with decreasing poverty, rising income and better quality of life.

https://www.foe.org.hk/tc/news/綠色資訊/文章/plastic means prosperity … but we are throwing away far too much of it (只提供英文版本)

Less rubbish bins, less rubbish (只提供英文版本)

2016年06月21日

Can we really not live without rubbish bins? To align with the inevitable waste charging scheme, Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has announced the move to introduce new bins with smaller openings and also reduce their number on the streets.

https://www.foe.org.hk/tc/news/綠色資訊/文章/less rubbish bins, less rubbish (只提供英文版本)

Those who generate waste must be responsible for it (只提供英文版本)

2015年10月15日

Edwin Lau welcomes the launch of a government recycling fund, but says a much more effective way to reduce Hong Kong's waste is to cut it at source - such as by introducing a waste charge

https://www.foe.org.hk/tc/news/綠色資訊/文章/those who generate waste must be responsible for it (只提供英文版本)

Responses of some shops to bag levy have not been eco-friendly (只提供英文版本)

2015年07月02日

Environmental Protection Department officials inspected more than 13,000 shops in May and found most retailers comply with the expanded plastic shopping bag charging law (effective from April 1) where only 15 fixed penalties were issued under the law.

https://www.foe.org.hk/tc/news/綠色資訊/文章/responses of some shops to bag levy have not been eco-friendly (只提供英文版本)

Plastic bag levy should be supported by all retailers (只提供英文版本)

2015年03月20日

Edwin Lau calls on all retailers to honour the spirit of the law levying a charge on the use of plastic bags, and not try to find ways around it

https://www.foe.org.hk/tc/news/綠色資訊/文章/plastic bag levy should be supported by all retailers (只提供英文版本)

Hong Kong’s love of plastic is not just choking landfills, it’s a threat to life (只提供英文版本)

2018年01月05日

Microplastics, small pieces of plastic of less than 5mm, are a growing threat to human health and marine ecosystems. They may be directly added as microplastics, as nurdles or microbeads...

https://www.foe.org.hk/tc/news/綠色資訊/文章/hong kong’s love of plastic is not just choking landfills, it’s a threat to life (只提供英文版本)