Disposal share of MSW at landfills in Hong Kong 2021, by composition

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Bruna Alves,
Apr 17, 2023
In 2021, over 32 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 20 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 2021, by composition

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December 2022

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Hong Kong

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

* 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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