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Key Drivers in The Work of the HKGBC:
Hong Kong's Advocacy
Green Building
Development
C&D WASTE MANAGEMENT
The HKGBC plays a crucial role in advocating Hong Kong’s construction and demolition After extensive industry consultations, the
green buildings in Hong Kong. In partnership (C&D) waste problem is increasing in parallel JWG presented its findings in an authoritative
with key stakeholders across the industry, with the city’s economic growth. One of the Policy Report outlining 12 recommendations,
the HKGBC regularly submits suggestions key issues is the lack of landfill space, which proposed by industry stakeholders, on
and recommendations to the Government to urgently necessitates a solution to reduce, strategies for minimising the quantity of C&D
promote green and sustainable construction reuse or recycle C&D waste. waste and maximising its recycling potential.
practices. Thanks to this tireless advocacy
and strong governmental support, the HKGBC To tackle this critical challenge, the HKGBC Further advocacy is vital to help the industry
continues to make excellent progress. formed a Joint Working Group (JWG) with understand that all C&D waste is readily
the Business Environment Council (BEC) recyclable, subject to appropriate sorting and
to identify strategies and provide practical treatment. The JWG’s Policy Report proposes
recommendations to the Government on that 95 percent of all C&D waste should be
initiatives that could increase the reduction, recovered for reuse or recycling by 2020,
reuse and recycling of C&D waste in Hong and that 20 percent of inert materials should
Kong. be recycled into secondary construction
materials.
54 HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014
Hong Kong's Advocacy
Green Building
Development
C&D WASTE MANAGEMENT
The HKGBC plays a crucial role in advocating Hong Kong’s construction and demolition After extensive industry consultations, the
green buildings in Hong Kong. In partnership (C&D) waste problem is increasing in parallel JWG presented its findings in an authoritative
with key stakeholders across the industry, with the city’s economic growth. One of the Policy Report outlining 12 recommendations,
the HKGBC regularly submits suggestions key issues is the lack of landfill space, which proposed by industry stakeholders, on
and recommendations to the Government to urgently necessitates a solution to reduce, strategies for minimising the quantity of C&D
promote green and sustainable construction reuse or recycle C&D waste. waste and maximising its recycling potential.
practices. Thanks to this tireless advocacy
and strong governmental support, the HKGBC To tackle this critical challenge, the HKGBC Further advocacy is vital to help the industry
continues to make excellent progress. formed a Joint Working Group (JWG) with understand that all C&D waste is readily
the Business Environment Council (BEC) recyclable, subject to appropriate sorting and
to identify strategies and provide practical treatment. The JWG’s Policy Report proposes
recommendations to the Government on that 95 percent of all C&D waste should be
initiatives that could increase the reduction, recovered for reuse or recycling by 2020,
reuse and recycling of C&D waste in Hong and that 20 percent of inert materials should
Kong. be recycled into secondary construction
materials.
54 HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014
