The vital information about the Hong Kong waste charging scheme

Communal waste bin

The scheme of pay-as-you-throw established by the Hong Kong government is about the overall waste reduction strategy to provide financial incentives for people to reduce garbage. It requires residents to buy government-designated plastic bags or labels to dispose of their waste.

The designated plastic bags to collect the garbage will come in nine sizes and their prices range from HK$0.3 to HK$11.These designated bags will be available for purchase at supermarkets, convenience stores and other retailers selling household products. Some stockists are supplying the bags from January 26.

The information on the stores that were accredited can be checked on the Environmental Protection Department’s website.

However, designated plastic bags are not required for little garbage that people throw in the waste bin on the street.

Furthermore, for disposing of waste items that can not be occupied by the largest designated plastic bag. A designated label that costs HK$11 would have to be stuck on such items. For example, if you are disposing of a bed frame that has been dissembled but bundled together with a rope, only 1 label would be required. But when the mattress of the same bedframe is disposed also, a separate label will be required.

The waste charging plastic bags amount increases with the litres of waste

Additionally, the designated plastic bag would still be needed even when the property management company has lined the communal bin. Failure to comply with the law will lead to a fine of HK$1500.

有關香港廢物收費計劃的重要信息

香港政府設立的按丟付費計畫是關於整體減廢策略，為人們減少垃圾提供經濟誘因。 它要求居民購買政府指定的塑膠袋或標籤來處理廢物。

收集垃圾的指定膠袋有九種尺寸，價格介乎港幣0.3元至港幣11元。這些指定垃圾袋可於超市、便利商店及其他家居用品零售商處購買。 一些庫存商從 1 月 26 日起開始供應這些袋子。

獲得認可的商店資訊可以在環境保護部門的網站上查看。

然而，人們扔到街上垃圾桶的小垃圾則不需要指定的塑膠袋。

此外，用於處理無法容納最大指定塑膠袋的廢物。 這些物品必須貼上指定標籤，價格為11港元。 例如，如果您要處置已拆卸但用繩子捆綁在一起的床架，則只需要 1 個標籤。 但當同一床架的床墊也被丟棄時，則需要單獨的標籤。

此外，即使物業公司在公共垃圾箱內放置了指定的塑膠袋，仍需要使用指定的塑膠袋。 不遵守法律將被罰款港幣1500元。