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Green group records first sighting of rare dragonfly in Hong Kong during survey

Green Power discovers Asiatic blood tail, also known as Lathrecista asiatica, while conducting survey near Lantau Island’s Tung Chung River.

Green Power discovers Asiatic blood tail, also known as Lathrecista asiatica, while conducting survey near Lantau Island’s Tung Chung River

Hong Kong has strengths to aid sustainability goals in mainland China: survey

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Letters | Hong Kong can definitely stomach a robust food waste reduction strategy

Reworked silver, suits and shirts on show at Copenhagen Fashion Week 2025

Copenhagen Fashion Week was packed with eco-conscious looks, from upcyclers giving new life to old pieces and designers sourcing deadstock fabric to a jeweller recycling metals.

A model walks the runway in the Skall Studio show at Copenhagen Fashion Week, which was packed with eco-conscious looks from Danish designers. Photo: James Cochrane

Opinion | China and Australia can team up to boost Asean’s energy transition

China’s EV supply-chain investments in the region come with environmental and social challenges – which sustainable miner Australia can help solve.

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How interior design is embracing quiet luxury – and sustainability

Sustainability goals are leading homeowners to opt for decors that are quietly elegant and go beyond just being appealing to the eye

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Inside Hong Kong’s hassle-free serviced apartments and co-living spaces

For new arrivals to the city, serviced apartments and co-living spaces such as those from Xin Management, Skyla and Weave take the stress out of setting up a home

Co-living spaces and serviced apartments, like Skyla’s Kennedy Town location, simplify the process of moving to Hong Kong by offering all the on-site mod cons you could want. Photos: Handout

Smart home integration: how Samsung and LG are leading the pack with AI

AI and wireless technology are taking seamless integration and control of smart home platforms and mobile apps to the next level

Building Hong Kong’s sustainable homes: greener, healthier and more liveable

Better access to sustainable materials for healthier homes has eased the task of turning existing buildings and living spaces greener

Macau has banned single-use plastics as it tackles its solid waste problem

After banning plastic cutlery last year, this year the city acted against imports of styrofoam trays, and plastic cups and plates, as it grapples with its mountain of solid waste

Earlier this year Macau took steps to eliminate the use of styrofoam boxes, plastic cups and plates, after last year banning disposable plastic cutlery, indicating the city’s appetite to address its solid waste issues. Photo: SCMP

Editorial | Prepare well so Hong Kong can benefit from hydrogen advances

From local regulation and regional cooperation to more trials and financing, a clear road map is needed so Hong Kong can become a “showcase” on the hydrogen economy for the country.

Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said the city should seize the opportunities arising from the hydrogen strategy. Photo: SCMP / Eugene Lee

Opinion | Hong Kong should stop agonising over waste charging and focus on recycling

To cut waste, recycling reforms are needed to centralise processes, stop outsourcing waste management and start making officials accountable.

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Explainer | Will hydrogen fuel Hong Kong’s drive towards net zero by 2050?

The Post examines whether new government strategy will make hydrogen a fuel of the future and help city reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Towngas, French energy group to launch Hong Kong’s first green hydrogen project

The Hong Kong and China Gas Company (Towngas) has teamed up with the French water, waste and energy group Veolia to launch the city’s first green hydrogen project, which will convert biogas from a landfill site into a sustainable fuel.

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The projected daily production capacity of around 330kg of hydrogen will be enough to power seven or eight hydrogen buses for a full day. Photo: SCMP Handout

Opinion | Hong Kong, stop waiting for the perfect moment to launch waste charging

Every society that introduced waste charges faced difficulties. But sustainable waste management is critical and cannot be postponed indefinitely

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Residents at a waste collection spot at Sun Tsui Estate in Tai Wai on May 27. Hong Kong has once again delayed implementation of a waste-charging scheme. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong waste recyclers ‘barely holding on’, industry veterans say

Mil Mill paper pulp factory founder Harold Yip says fresh postponement of waste-charging scheme a blow to industry.

Hong Kong launches scheme recognising recycling efforts at private residences

Green groups have questioned the measure’s effectiveness amid the shelving of the controversial waste-charging scheme.

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Hong Kong’s plan to hand out bags from now-shelved waste scheme raises questions

Green group says distributing designated garbage bags to public housing tenants merely effort to clear stock of 170 million bags produced for scheme.

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The government has shelved the waste-charging scheme, which was set to kick off on August 1. Photo: Eugene Lee

Shelving Hong Kong waste-charging plan ‘wise’ but some issues exposed: experts

Shelving the waste-charging scheme seems to be the wisest and most politically cost-effective way to handle the situation, an academic says.

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What will Hong Kong do with 170 million garbage bags from waste-charging scheme?

Environmental Protection Department says it will start to arrange for retailers to return all unsold stock because of suspension of waste-charging scheme.

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Plans to shelve Hong Kong waste-charging scheme welcomed by hardest-hit sectors

NGOs, caterers and care home operators urge authorities to boost recycling network, sort out problems with scheme’s execution and use subsidies to offset extra waste-handling costs.

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A catering industry leader has said the policy might cost larger restaurants an extra HK$8,000 to HK$10,000 every month to buy the designated bags and handle waste. Photo: May Tse

Hong Kong authorities ‘set to shelve’ controversial waste-charging scheme

Suspension is ‘pragmatic and reasonable’ approach, insider says, ahead of discussion of scheme in legislature on Monday.

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The waste-charging trial run started on April 1 at 14 locations. Photo: Eugene Lee

Profile | High fashion meets indigenous Taiwanese culture in Chiahung Su’s label

The fibres and dyeing processes Chiahung Su uses for his slow fashion label have a long history in Taiwan – and that is a deliberate move by the designer, who uses clothes to highlight traditional crafts.

Gen Z, millennials want companies to take action on climate change: survey

Environmental sustainability is a leading concern for the younger generation, and they have been pushing businesses to take more action on climate change, according to a Deloitte survey.

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How are Hong Kong’s 5-star hotels adapting to single-use plastics ban?

The Post finds many of city’s most luxurious hotels have not scrapped free plastic amenities for guests despite recent ban amid leeway offered during transition period.

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The hotel sector has called for an extension of a grace period due to difficulties in finding alternatives to plastic products. Photo: Shutterstock

Opinion | Charging for waste: Hong Kong needs action, not more procrastination

More than a decade and hundreds of trials after the first public consultation on waste charging, the government still has not adequately prepared the public or recycling facilities. But further delay is not an option.

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A “Big Waster” mascot interacts with residents of the Moon Lok Dai Ha estate in Tsuen Wan on April 9. Photo: Jelly Tse

Many Hong Kong retailers and hotels get rid of single-use plastics: government

Simon Wong of restaurants federation says bigger operations better equipped for fast change to green alternatives to single-use plastics.

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Mainland Chinese tourists complain over Hong Kong hotel charges for toiletries

Differences in prices and provisions of plastic-packed toiletries and other items spark anger among some visitors from across border.

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Green living
Articles and features on living a green lifestyle for millennials, from eco-friendly and sustainable living, to veganism, environment, recycling and renewables.
last updated:
2 October, 2024
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