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E3S Web of Conf.
Volume 379, 2023
2023 13th International Conference on Future Environment and Energy (ICFEE 2023)
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| Article Number | 02001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Solid Waste Management, Waste Valorization and Sustainable Development | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202337902001 | |
| Published online | 06 April 2023 | |
Synergy of the municipal solid waste (MSW) charging scheme with different strategies for food waste recycling in Hong Kong
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Food By-products Utilization (CIFU), Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
* Corresponding author: vicky_ty_leung@thei.edu.hk
Food waste minimization is an issue in any destinations. Most of the food waste from households, commerce and industries are disposed of in strategic landfills but the landfills are going to reach their capacity. A new policy, the municipal solid waste (MSW) charging scheme, will be implemented in 2023. It is anticipated reducing MSW production including food waste. This study conducts interviews with stakeholders and questionnaires with the residents in the region. Through the analysis of interviews and survey responses, the challenges and opportunities of the MSW charging scheme for handling food waste were determined. The interview results revealed that NGOs put effort into food waste reduction and recycling while the government tends to operate the MSW charging scheme by itself. In the meantime, the respondents from the survey believed in low effectiveness of the MSW charging scheme on food waste minimization. Education on food waste separation and cooperation with NGOs can coordinate with food waste recycling under MSW charging scheme. This research was fully supported by Research Grants Council of the HKSAR, China (UGC/IDS(R)25/20).
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2023
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