Waste paper collection in Hong Kong

A trade group of Hong Kong exporters has called off its stoppage of waste paper collection after just three days of industrial action.

The stoppage, which began on Friday, was initially planned to last for at least a week until the local government helped lobby Chinese officials to fix an issue involving mainland importers not being granted approval to bring in foreign waste.

“Because many firms have let their staff go on leave because of the stoppage, a full resumption will not happen until Tuesday, when they begin coming back to work. But we acknowledge that the government has been working hard … and is grasping the seriousness [of the matter],” Lau said.(1)

Source:

1. Waste paper collection resumes in Hong Kong as firms call off strike early SCMP 18th September 2017
2. Hong Kong’s cutting-edge treatment plants aren’t enough: reduced waste should be on all of our Christmas lists SCMP 24th December 2018

 

See:

1. Cardboard collectors struggle as prices fall amid strike by waste paper exporters SCMP 17th September 2017
2. Major Associations for Recycling Trade / Industry in Hong Kong
3. Industrial waste in landfills up a fifth as China-bound rubbish piles high in Hong Kong SCMP 24th December 2018