Ir Prof. C. S. POON, Michael Anson Professor in Civil Engineering, Chair Professor of Sustainable Construction Materials, Head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality, in an exclusive interview with Master Insight, shared his views on the global efforts on municipal waste management and Hong Kong’s waste incineration strategy in recent years.
Prof. Poon pointed out that landfills in Hong Kong will phase out in nearer future, and the new “land mining” technology, which is currently being developed in Europe and mainland China, may be the future development direction for Hong Kong. The technology aims to excavate closed landfills so that the “emptied” landfills are converted back to its original state for use again. He emphasised that incineration is not a comprehensive solution to waste management and recommended the government to promote producer responsibility, introducing a waste levy to encourage recycling in the public.
“If there is a waste levy, citisens or enterprises may try to avoid paying so by setting up some recycling networks to reduce the cost of waste disposal, reducing the use of disposable products, and formulating some policies for waste sorting. This is how economic incentives can bring real effects.”
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| Topics | Publicities |
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| Research Units | Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality |
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