Producer Responsibility Scheme on the Production, Use & Disposal of Plastic Beverage Containers in Hong Kong.

In our legal update titled, "Bill Seeks to Enhance Regulatory Regime Governing the Disposal of Construction Waste on Private Land" dated 15 July 2013, we advised that the Waste Disposal Bill 2013 was introduced into the Legislative Council for scrutiny on 26 June 2013.

The International Maritime Organisation Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships was adopted in 2009.

The Hong Kong Convention, adopted at a 2009 diplomatic conference in Hong Kong, will enter into force on June 26, 2025.

In Hong Kong, about 14.6 billion pieces of plastic cutlery are discarded every year which can be taken as the equivalent of an annual disposal rate of 1,940 pieces per person.

The Waste Disposal (Amendment) Bill 2013 was published in the Gazette on 21 June 2013 and introduced into the Legislative Council for scrutiny on 26 June 2013.

Plastic pollution is a global environmental problem. To combat this issue, the United Nations Environment Assembly passed a resolution in March 2022...