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23 Mar 2026

Veteran activist warns of ‘shrinking space’ for green advocacy in Hong Kong

After decades at the front lines campaigning for environmental protection, The Green Earth founder Edwin Lau Che-feng is slowing down to focus on his health and hobbies. The 68-year-old has been one of the most vocal environmentalists championing a waste-charging scheme for more than two decades. Lau still remembers May 27, 2024, when the government abruptly paused the waste-charging bill, as if it were yesterday. The suspension was the biggest blow in his 36-year career. “It feels impossible. Never in my life have I heard of a law in Hong Kong that has already been passed, yet fails to be implemented,” he said.

10 Mar 2026

Hong Kong cannot afford to ignore the threat of microplastic pollution

Recent scientific findings indicate that Hong Kong’s residents may be inhaling large quantities of microscopic plastic particles daily. A study published in Science Advances reveals that airborne concentrations of these “invisible” plastics are significantly higher than expected, raising crucial public health questions.

22 Dec 2025

綠惜地球就《2024 年香港固體廢物監察報告》之回應

（2025 年 12 月 22 日 新聞稿）環境保護署於今日發表《2024 年香港固體廢物監察報告》，都市固體廢物總棄置量為 385 萬公噸，人均棄置量微跌 0.04 公斤至每日 1.40 公斤。回收率為 34 %，較前年微升 1 個百分點，主因是廚餘、金屬回收量顯著上升，惟紙料棄置量上升，且塑膠回收量和回收率告跌，以致升幅收窄。綠惜地球認為，垃圾收費引發社會關注減廢，加上政府淘汰即棄塑膠，減廢初見成效，惟垃圾收費終未有實施，當局須思考如何保持減廢的熱度，宜以有效的生產者責任制度，重拾公眾的減廢動力和信心。

21 Dec 2025

內地瘋搶水銀探熱針——情懷有毒不應凌駕健康

近日中國內地有人瘋搶水銀探熱針，原因是來年1月起，全國將淘汰水銀探熱針等含汞產品。有人稱懷念「揈」水銀探熱針的爽快手感，也以為水銀探熱針較準確。情懷歸情懷，有毒的水銀產品最好及早淘汰。果斷防汞不僅履行了國際公約的義務，更是保護人民健康的德政。

20 Dec 2025

從綠色全運到環保盛事：打造可持續發展城市的減碳藍本

18 Sep 2025

Onshore power in Hong Kong could bring about a sea change in emissions

The Green Earth and Clean Air Network found that there was a 43 per cent rise in nitrogen dioxide, an air pollutant, at Kai Tak Terminal when an onshore-power-capable vessel, Piano Land, was docked in August. Such a problem could have been avoided. The authorities must speed up the installation of shore power for cruise and container terminals in stages to prevent Hong Kong from lagging too far behind other ports.