To respond to the pressing climate change challenge, a new University Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE) was established on 1 October, 2021, with the support of PolyU’s Areas of Excellence Committee.
Led by Prof. Chi Sun Poon, Head of CEE, RCRE aspires to be a global research centre at the forefront in solid waste recycling issues to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions for achieving carbon neutrality. It is composed of a multi-disciplinary team of researchers coming from different faculties of PolyU, including CEE, the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology (ABCT), the Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS), the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE), and the Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC).
The research directions of RCRE range from waste management policy evaluation, life cycle environmental and cost assessments, and development of recycling technologies that turn wastes into value-added resources.
