Issue 182 (Jan 2022)
Two new community used clothes recycling banks have been added
Since the launch of the “Community Used Clothes Recycling Bank Scheme” in 2006, the Home Affair Department (HAD) has continued to appoint CA as one of the 4 scheme managers, and to provide recycling services for the general public at Sai Kung, Northern, Tai Po and Sha Tin districts. In addition, CA has received funding from HAD to produce another batch of used clothes recycling banks. After a round of site research and internal discussion, we decided to expand our recycling network with two additional banks at Shek Kok Promenade (the pedestrian road outside SAE Technology Centre) in Sha Tin District and Sheung Ning Playground in Sai Kung District. Up to now, the number of...
CNY festive food recovery 2022
Year of the Tiger 2022 is coming! We encourage the sharing of surplus festive food as well as the sharing of New Year blessings. CNY Food Donation requirements: Accepted items: New Year puddings, snacks, biscuits, noodles gift box, vegetable and fruit hampers and food gift vouchers Unopened and in good condition Yet to expire or pass its “Best before” or “Used by” date Surplus fresh food is also accepted Donation Period: 24th Jan - 12th Mar 2022 MON, THU & FRI 1400 - 1800 (except public holidays) Drop-off Location: Food Resources Recycling Centre: Shop 11, Block 2, Lei Muk Shue Estate, Tsuen Wan, H.K. Remarks Please call in advance to...
Food Wise Week 2021-22
Last November, FRRC organized two wet market food recovery experiential activities for two volunteer teams from HKUST Connect and Rotary Youth Service Group of the University of Hong Kong Student Union. Surplus food recovery is not an easy task. The volunteer teams accompanied the centre staff, pushing trolleys with plastic boxes with lids to collect food from the Lei Muk Shue wet market at night. Recovering food is highly labor-intensive work. Each plastic box filled with food may weigh more than 30kg, and at least two people are required to pick up the plastic box full of food. After collecting the surplus food from the wet market, FRRC staff guided the volunteer teams to conduct...
Wet Market Food Recovery Experiential Activities Summary
Last November, FRRC organized two wet market food recovery experiential activities for two volunteer teams from HKUST Connect and Rotary Youth Service Group of the University of Hong Kong Student Union. Surplus food recovery is not an easy task. The volunteer teams accompanied the centre staff, pushing trolleys with plastic boxes with lids to collect food from the Lei Muk Shue wet market at night. Recovering food is highly labor-intensive work. Each plastic box filled with food may weigh more than 30kg, and at least two people are required to pick up the plastic box full of food. After collecting the surplus food from the wet market, FRRC staff guided the volunteer teams to conduct...
Wish You Luck in the Year of Tiger: A Green Journey in the Countryside
In the year of Ox, the 7th Hang Seng – CA Eco-Rangers, with “Healing Hills” as its theme, gathered around 500 Eco-Rangers in the form of 4-person spontaneous volunteer teams to clean 8 selected routes in Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and New Territories throughout September to December 2021. Nearly 60 kg of litter and over 200 kg of recyclables were collected along 70 km of hiking trails (distribution as above). Our records have shown that litter was found hanging on the branches and/or lying on the bushes or near streams. Plastic bottles, snack packaging, plastic bags and other plastic wastes were common. Click here for more details. Eco-Rangers...
