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Sustainability Report 2011
Environmental Performance Waste Management
Recycling Programmes
Used Gas Appliance Recycling Programme
Under this programme, we collected 841 tonnes of appliances for
recycling in 2011. When we install new gas appliances in customer
premises, we offer free removal of their old, unwanted equipment. Rather
than ending up in landfills, these appliances are sent to contractors,
where they are safely taken apart for recycling.
Achievements – Wastewi$e Scheme 2011
“We are pleased to cooperate
with Towngas both in our Save
Food cooking competition
as well as our Lai See packet
recycling programme. They are
committed to many different
environmental initiatives and
also show strong leadership
with regard to the environment
and in the area of social
responsibility. I hope they will
continue to help more local and
smaller NGOs.”
Angus Ho
Executive Director
Greeners Action
Other Programmes
In view of our close association with
the food industry, we are highly
committed to the management of
food waste. We are thus exploring the
possible installment of a food waste
treatment machine at our own in-house
catering facilities.
Other recycling pursuits include
the collection of plastic waste for
recycling at the Yan Oi Tong EcoPark
Plastic Recycling Centre, Hong Kong’s
government-subsidised plastic recycling
plant, as well as the use of recycled
protective tiles, made from concrete
waste, to protect our underground pipes.
Paper saved from Bi-monthly billing
> 1,064 tonnes
Since Dec 2000
Reduction in polyfoam packaging materials
> 122 tonnes
Polyfoam packaging materials recycled
> 150 tonnes
Spent catalysts recycled
> 471 tonnes
Disposed appliances recycled
> 7,300 tonnes Since Dec 2003