Hong Kong’s Waste Problem: Experts Urge Action To Reduce City’s Reliance on Landfills

Plastic is the finance hub's second-largest source of municipal solid waste, with the average amount disposed daily totalling 2,331 tonnes in 2021—a weight equivalent to nearly 70 adult humpback whales. In October, the city's legislature amended the "Product Eco-Responsibility Bill", implementing a two-stage ban on some plastic products.