Hong Kong generates about 150,000 tons of glass and over 10 million tons of Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste every year. As landfills in Hong Kong will be saturated in several years, there is an urgent need to find a viable way to reuse these materials to alleviate the demand on our landfills.
TIOSTONE Environmental Limited, a Hong Kong company established in 2005 and located in Tuen Mun, recycles these types of waste locally, turning used glassware and C&D waste into paving units using a patented technology owned by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. It is expected that TIOSTONE will recycle around 4,000 tons of glass waste and more than 100,000 tons of C&D waste in 2011.
The Chamber's Environment Committee is organising a half day visit starting at the glass collection point on Luard Road, Wanchai followed by a tour of the glass recycling factory in Tuen Mun. You will learn how glass and C&D waste is treated as well as the production process of making Eco-Glass Bricks. We will end the tour back in Central by illustrating the difference between imported clay bricks and local Eco-Glass Bricks at City Hall.
The planned itinerary of this visit is as below:
9:15 - 9:30 Guest registration on the corner of Johnston and Luard Road, Wanchai
9:30 - 10:15 Wanchai Glass Collection Point
10:15 - 11:00 Bus from Wanchai to Tuen Mun
11:00 - 12:15 Factory Tour
12:15 - 13:00 Bus from Tuen Mun to Central
13:00 - 13:30 Application of Eco-Glass Bricks at City Hall, Central
13:30 End of Tour
Please note spaces are limited.
