*Hong Kong Hong Kong to implement MSW charging scheme from 1 April 2024

Hong Kong to implement MSW charging scheme from 1 April 2024

On July 14, 2023, the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department announced that it will implement the municipal solid waste charging (MSW charging) scheme from April 1, 2024. In order to reduce waste generation, the Hong Kong Government amended the Waste Disposal (Charging for Municipal Solid Waste) (Amendment) Ordinance in 2021 and prepared the legal basis for the MSW charging.

Author / Responsibility

LIU Yake

Researcher, Research & Consulting Dept. EnviX Ltd.

Business Performance

worked as a research assistant at Department of Environmental Planning and Management, School of Environment, Tsinghua University for 4 years, and then joint in Envix in April, 2022, currently is mainly responsible for consulting on EHS regulation compliance in East Asia.

Background

MA, Environmental Econimics, Hiroshima University

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