In 2021, over 31 percent of municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills in Hong Kong was composed of putrescible waste. Putrescible waste consists mainly of bio-degradable waste, such as food waste. Meanwhile, plastic waste accounted for around 21 percent of the landfilled MSW in Hong Kong that year.
Distribution of average daily municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills in Hong Kong in 2022, by composition
* Household hazardous wastes include paints, pesticides, fuels, cylinders, batteries, electrical appliances, computer products, mercury-containing fluorescent lamps and medicines, etc.
** Others include bulky items and other miscellaneous waste materials.
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Hong Kong EPD. (December 22, 2023). Distribution of average daily municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills in Hong Kong in 2022, by composition [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032068/hong-kong-share-municipal-solid-waste-disposed-at-landfills-by-composition/
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