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I want to recycle glass in Hong Kong!

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Edith Chung
12 years ago

P.S. 2-4 wine bottles per week.

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Edith Chung
12 years ago

We need Glass recycle and after-recycle production business development.

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Peeters
12 years ago

At least 5 bottles a week (we are only 2 persons)

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Connie Cheng
12 years ago

up to 10 each week

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Patrick Eng
12 years ago

World City or World Blight? Next time you walk, run, cycle or surf over a broken bottle ask what you can do.

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Patrick Eng
12 years ago

The family is recycling other materials and we need to do it with glass as well. We can recycle up to 5 bottles per week.

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Kara Byun
12 years ago Featured

HK needs glass recycling. Alternative measures, e.g. a heavy consumption tax on glass bottled consumables, are probably not politically or culturally feasible in HK. My household can recycle 5-10 bottles a week.

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Anonymous
12 years ago

Each week - 5-10

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Katherine Penaloza
12 years ago

I am currently recycling 5-8 bottles a week.

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Adam Stosak
12 years ago

Hong Kong NEEDS a better glass recycling program to support their growth. I could recycle 5, 10 bottles per week

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Pauline Tan
12 years ago

Action Up. The more I know, the fewer i speak. The more I speak, the more I hear.

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Karen Sherwood
12 years ago Featured

Every other developed nation provides recycling facilities for glass. We would recycle around 20 bottles & jars a month.

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Emma Burns
12 years ago

We would recycle between 40-50 bottles per week. That's just from our home.

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Annette Au
12 years ago Featured

support Recycle glass in HK, Let's arouse the awareness of the HK ppl and the HK GOVERNMENT~~ without the support from government, it is hard to carry on. we can see that many residential estate have placed the recycling bins , but we will query if those rubbish really able to go to the recycle" step or just go to the landfill.

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Diane threapleton
12 years ago

Please provide glass recycling collection points in more civic locations, there is no need for so much glass to be dumped in general waste

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Sarah
12 years ago

I would recycle between 3-5 glass bottles each week!

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Gira Patel
12 years ago

I am new to HK and am shocked at how little glass is recycled here compared to Europe. I accidentally discovered your website whilst trying to find out where I could take the 50 or so glass bottles and jars I have accumulated since I moved here for recycling. My building management told me glass cannot be recycled in HK- thanks to you, I know otherwise. There is a collection point within reasonable distance and it just requires a bit of effort. I can now spread the word in my estate! I average 5-6 bottles/ jars a week and in my estate there are prob. 1300 residents but only 1 bin each for plastic, metal and paper. If all the residential estates like mine had a glass collection bin a swell (and if the building management promoted glass recycling), imagine how much would be recycled? Also we need to educate the domestic helpers - they are usually the ones taking care of rubbish disposal but I have seen them just chuck everything into general waste. Education, education, education please! (And pressure on HK Govt to keep progressing) Thank you.

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May Fu
12 years ago Featured

there's not enough glass recycling facilities! glass bottles are much heavier than plastic bottles, yet plastic could be recycled within metres from my house but i have to drag glass to miles away to the nearest facility! it's just so inconvenient! But I’m not giving up! Pls introduce more local recycling facilities so no one would have an excuse NOT to recycle!

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Ingrid Gillet
12 years ago

I live in Clearwater Bay. I use from 1 to 10 bottles of glass / week.