Hong Kong choking on food waste 香港的廚餘危機

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Hong Kong may be considered a gourmet's paradise but it's also becoming known as a city that wastes excessive amounts of food. According to the Environmental Protection Department, about 3,300 tonnes of food is thrown away daily. That means each person on average wastes about half-a-kilogram a day.

Because food waste is non-recycable, it is dumped into our rapidly filling landfills. Along with the 9,300 tonnes of municipal rubbish produced every day, the city's landfills could reach capacity as soon as 2013. The government plans to build more incinerators but is facing opposition due to its hazardous effects.

While people can take immediate steps to reduce food waste, technology is helping to alleviate the problem. We meet two companies who have installed a 'GoMixer' machine that can almost magically churn left over food into water.

香港是美食天堂，但同時也製造出份量驚人的廚餘。根據環保署數據，香港每天製造的廚餘高達3,300噸。換言之，每人每天平均製造半公斤廚餘。

由於廚餘無法循環再用，只能傾倒在堆填區；加上市內每天製造的9,300噸垃圾，預料本港堆填區將於2013年飽和。港府計劃加建多個焚化爐，但因其對環境會產生不良影響­，故遭到外界反對。

要減少廚餘，除了市民自動自覺，科技也可以紓緩問題。有兩家公司便安裝了名為「GoMixer」的機器，可以將廚餘化成水。

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[MexEve]

I live there , but it's true a lot of hong kong people doesn't finish their meal :(

[KRiderMan1248]

he makes a good point on wasting food.

[ClearSmashDrop]

I agree that wasting food is well wastefull. However, not wasting food doesn't automatically correlate to said food finding its way to people who dont have any.

I agree that the while the GoMixer thing-a-ma-bob is cool the best thing would be to get people to reduce portions or simply waste less.

As a gwailouh living here in America its kinda interesting to see there are people in HK who recognize that cheap abundent food does have a dark side.

[lKamilia]

Was that girl speaking english? Sounded like chinese to me....

[TheHKdan]

people don't finish their meals 'cause they eat all the time and don't care about wastage.

[Stinger1303]

@HDsharp

regarding his name hes german...explaines a lot...

[FoxyGrandma3000]

Because people can't eat their food at the food court, more carbon dioxide needs to be created with the Go Mixer? How is that more green?

[HDsharp]

@Nudelsalatbomber

in your own words 'asian assholes' you have a lot of explaining to do, yes food waste is an issue, but theres no need to exhibit such hate, you are bang out of order, your attitude stinks of anti chinese sentiments. FUCK YOU YOU WHITE SCUMMY RACIST BASTARD, GET READY FOR THE BACKLASH MOTHER FUCKER! STOP THIS HATING WE ARE NOT IMMUNE TO PREJUDICE, FOR EVERY ACT OF HATE WE WILL PAY BACK THE FAVOUR, AND REMEMBER THERES MORE OF US TO RETURN THE HATE!!!!

[Nudelsalatbomber]

@HDsharp, you know, i was thinking today, and i think, it could be very amusing YELLING at an hong kong-female, while she tries to leave the restaurant, where she just left half of her plate full with food. i think, i would get an heart attack, while gasping for some asian-air to breath!

[firefail1]

@clitsNoreos Lol I am gwai lo but I found that funny :P

[Nudelsalatbomber]

@HDsharp, Hong Kong Pfui! looks like you don´t get the message.