Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department: Hong Kong's urban solid waste disposal volume will be 3.85 million tonnes in 2024, marking a continuous decline for three years.

According to the Wisdom Financial APP, on December 22, the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department announced the waste statistics for 2024. The amount of urban solid waste disposal in Hong Kong has declined for three consecutive years, with 3.85 million tons in 2024, an average of 10,510 tons per day, a decrease of 3.4% compared to the daily average of 10,884 tons in 2023. Among them, plastic waste decreased by 11.1%; kitchen waste decreased by 6.0%; and glass decreased by 7.1%. The per capita daily disposal of urban solid waste is 1.40 kilograms, a 3.3% decrease from the daily 1.44 kilograms in 2023. In the three major categories of urban solid waste disposed of in 2024, kitchen waste accounts for 29%, followed by waste paper and plastic waste, accounting for 23% and 18% respectively.