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The amount of rubbish Hong Kong generates has peaked, the environment chief has said, a success he attributed to government efforts to promote recycling, half a year after the government shelved a pay-as-you-throw waste-charging scheme. The city also threw out nearly 2 billion fewer plastic bags last year compared with 2022, official figures showed. The […]
Four of 15 chain restaurants in Hong Kong have told diners they cannot use their own containers for takeaway, the consumer watchdog has found, as it called on catering businesses to contribute to the government’s goal of waste reduction. Consumer Council staff posing as customers made 45 visits to 15 popular chain restaurants during lunch […]
Generative artificial intelligence could create close to 1,000 times more electronic waste by the start of the next decade, a global analysis has found. Without any waste reduction measures, e-waste from AI would see significant growth – from 2,600 tonnes in 2023 to 2.5 million tonnes in 2030, the scientists said. That would be equivalent […]