Waste management in Hong Kong

Hong Kong EPD (Environmental Protection Department) provides data and statistics about waste management.

[6] Wastes in Hong Kong are first collected from disposal bins to refuse transfer stations (RTS).

[12] The closed landfills are converted into facilities such as golf courses, multi-purpose grass pitches, rest gardens, and ecological parks.

The closed landfills are:[10][12] The degradation of the organic components contained within waste generates both gaseous and liquid emissions.

[15] As Hong Kong is very close to the sea as well as to heavily built up areas, the control of emissions is of high importance.

[19] Leachate is treated using landfill gas to provide heat for reducing the heavy loading of ammonia and ensuring that it can be released into the environment[20][21] according to strict criteria as specified by the Environmental Protection Department of Hong Kong, and the process is employed at all three strategic landfill sites cited above.