Waste-separation bins are being misused across Hong Kong, with contents more likely to end up in a landfill than at a recycling plant, a green group has found.
A two-day investigation by Greeners Action in early August of 23 four-in-one recycling bin sites at heavily trafficked spots in 14 districts revealed that on average, less than 40 per cent of their contents were actually recyclable items.
So dire was the problem, the group suggested all such recycling bins – which have...
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