How are you doing in 2023? Have you ever done your part to protect the earth? “Yahoo News” interviewed many Hong Kong people in the past year, and they all worked hard to promote sustainable development. Zhonglao, who is said to have made Hong Kong’s “most beautiful paper drinking straws”, has made another success by developing Hong Kong’s first tea drinking paper sealing film; the “renovation office” successfully saved nearly 400 damaged home appliances from being buried in landfills District; 250,000 soilless potted plants were sold this year, saving more than 450,000 liters of drinking water for Hong Kong. There are also various companies or groups that have been providing various recycling services to Hong Kong citizens.
Paper drinking tube order inquiry increased, “so moved that I shouted”
「Soilable」In an interview this year, owner Don said that he hopes “the most beautiful paper straws can be found in Hong Kong” and has spent almost his entire fortune on developing environmentally friendly paper straws certified by Mil Mill for recycling. When his career was at a low point, his story was exposed in media reports, and order inquiries increased. “Suddenly, I received a lot of emails asking for me (inquiries). I was so moved that I shouted… I actually shouted from where I was sitting.” I came out because it was too hard.”
Looking back on 2023, the production of paper straws will increase compared with 2022, reaching 2 to 3 million per month, mainly from foreign orders, but it has not yet reached breakeven. However, some netizens praised Don’s unique “craftsman spirit” and he was excited. “We will break even by 2024!” Don is studying to further reduce the price of paper straws to make the product more popular. One method is to narrow the inner diameter of the drinking tube from 7mm to 5.5mm. This will not affect the daily use experience, and can also save shipping costs and storage space for restaurants. “The same box can contain 30% more goods.” The new product will be launched within January, and Don hopes to promote environmentally friendly paper drinking tubes to thousands of tea restaurants in Hong Kong next year.
In addition to continuing to develop paper drinking tubes, Don has also successfully developed Hong Kong’s first tea cup paper sealing film product. It also uses an environmentally friendly coating and can replace the plastic sealing film on the market. “If you use an environmentally friendly paper cup and add an environmentally friendly paper drinking tube, it will be the same as the paper seal. Film, it is the most meaningful thing to rinse and recycle it after drinking.” However, Don also bluntly said that the cost of paper sealing film is relatively high, about 2 cents per sticker. Due to technical problems, each roll of paper sealing film can cost up to 1 million, “so there is no order in Hong Kong.” He hopes to have the opportunity to find customers to “clip a roll” in the coming year so that the paper sealing film can be used in the market.
Paper sealing film: “Soilable” successfully developed the first paper sealing film for tea cups in Hong Kong. It uses an environmentally friendly coating and can replace the plastic sealing film for tea cups on the market.
Small appliance repair class attended by 500 people
Repair Café HKGather a group of maintenance volunteers to help repair small home appliances at low prices. Founder Jacky said that he handled 547 home appliances throughout the year, of which 384 were successfully repaired by volunteers and can continue to be used. In the past, there were about 20 volunteers for the restoration office, many of whom were retirees. By the end of this year, the number of maintenance volunteers had increased to 30, and the restoration office had also changed from borrowing other people’s venues to renting a 300-foot studio at one’s own expense. , which can be regarded as an official meeting address.
The biggest project of this year’s restoration is to hold public maintenance classes starting from October to share electrical maintenance skills with those who are interested in learning to repair small home appliances. The number of beneficiaries has reached about 500. It is hoped to promote the concept of electrical appliance restoration and achieve environmental protection. Reduce waste. Regarding the goals for the coming year, Jacky hopes to develop an electrical appliance matching platform, while providing shared tools and venues for those who need to repair electrical appliances, and continue to organize more electrical repair teaching workshops to continue the repair culture.
Renovation and operation of the library: The number of volunteers for the restoration and operation of the library will increase from about 20 to 30 in 2023.
Local biochar for soilless planting
green technology company「Plant Plant」Executive Director Ma Zhonghao introduced Japan’s soilless and breathable cotton planting technology and launched the “Fat Ban Cotton” product in Hong Kong to replace soil, making plants easier to grow and saving water. Looking back on 2023, the company sold a total of about 250,000 “Fat Ban Mian” plants and carried out greening projects for 25 companies, the largest of which was the office lobby of “AIRSIDE Nanfung” in Kai Tak. Since the amount of water sprayed on the plants of Fat Ban cotton is 65% less than that of soil planting, Ma Zhonghao estimates that about 250,000 Fat Ban cotton plants save more than 450,000 liters of water throughout the year, and the plants absorb about 4,172.6 kilograms of carbon dioxide throughout the year.
“Plant Plant” has also successfully set up a factory in Yuen Long this year, and future products can be produced in Hong Kong. At the same time, it is also cooperating with the Environmental Protection Department to use biochar produced by processing waste wood in the Tuen Mun Eco Park to produce a new “Plant Plant” product. ”, “It confirms that plants can grow healthily, and I hope they can continue to be produced and used in Hong Kong in the future.” In the coming year, “Plant Plant” also hopes to promote this product to Europe and the Middle East, “so that more people will be interested in planting.”
Biochar: “Plant Plant” cooperated with the Environmental Protection Department to use the biochar produced by processing waste wood in the Tuen Mun Eco Park to develop the first biochar “Fat Ban Mian” made from local raw materials.
Review and approaches of “Yahoo News” recycling reports in 2023
Disposable battery recycling program｜Report｜Contact information: Free recycling of all types of disposable batteries (except rechargeable batteries)
Hong Kong Society for the Blind’s territory-wide second-hand piano recycling program | Report |Contact information: Free (except for locations not directly accessible by village houses or elevators). The appearance and condition of the piano must be evaluated first.
Hong Kong Muku｜Report｜Contact information: Free recycling of trees cut down due to typhoons or development
Eat well | Report |Contact information: Free moon cakes and other food and give them to grassroots
Rakusosha｜Report｜Contact information: Recycling food that has not expired but is being thrown away
Lost Treasure｜Report｜Contact information:Specializes in recycling styrofoam, including Shengguo.com
Repair Café HK｜Report｜Contact information: Repair home appliances, free pricing
Green De Hao Repair Account｜Report｜Contact information: Repair home appliances, free pricing
The Loops Home Recycling Service｜Report｜Contact information: Recycling of paper, beverage boxes and other paper, styrofoam and other plastics, aluminum foil bags, compact fluorescent lamps, ice cubes, tennis balls, Dosage will be calculated additionally)
Yijie coating kitchenware refurbishment service｜Report｜Contact information: Only applicable to easy-to-clean woks with removable handles and other handleless easy-to-clean kitchen utensils, such as baking pans and rice cooker inner pots; aluminum pots 120 to 150 yuan; stainless steel pots 150 to 210 yuan
2023-12-30 12:34:54
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