The challenge
Whether we like it or not, we all generate waste as we go about our daily lives. Most of us don't think about the garbage we produce after we place it in a trash can. Cities, however, spend lots of time and money on waste management. In cities like Hong Kong, with large populations and limited space, high-tech solutions are needed for waste reduction and landfill diversion.
The impact
This waste management site will improve living conditions for people in Hong Kong by creating a more sustainable option for the city to process its solid waste. Once completed, the integrated waste management facility will reduce the volume of solid waste entering landfills by 90%, through incineration. In the process, around 480 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of surplus electricity will be produced each year. That’s enough energy to run 100,000 households. Additionally, the site will have a net-zero wastewater approach to operations, through the use of on-site treatment and reuse strategies. Phase one of the new plant will deliver daily incineration of 3000 tons of waste while recycling 200 tons.
