5 Questions
What percentage of solid waste in Hong Kong is food waste?
1/3 or 33.3%
What is the traditional practice of Chinese people during gatherings?
Ordering more food than necessary.
How much food is sent to landfills every day in Hong Kong?
About 3,200 tons.
What is the third-greatest emitter of greenhouse gases in Hong Kong?
Food wastage.
What is the aim of 'A Food Waste & Yard Waste Plan for Hong Kong 2014-2022'?
To reduce the per capita municipal solid waste disposal rate and encourage citizens to reduce daily waste.
Study Notes
- Hong Kong has a population of about 7.1 million people and a popular dining culture.
- 1/3 of solid waste in Hong Kong is food waste.
- Chinese people have a traditional practice of ordering more food than necessary during gatherings.
- About 3,200 tons of food are sent to landfills every day in Hong Kong.
- The commercial and industrial food waste has doubled in recent years, especially in fast food chains and supermarkets.
- Food wastage in Hong Kong is the third-greatest emitter of greenhouse gases after the US and China.
- Hong Kong's three landfills will be exhausted by 2018 due to food wastage.
- Food waste constitutes the largest category being landfilled in Hong Kong.
- The government has set up a plan called 'A Food Waste & Yard Waste Plan for Hong Kong 2014-2022' to tackle the issue.
- The plan aims to reduce the per capita municipal solid waste disposal rate and encourages citizens to reduce daily waste.
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