Rethinking Plastics & Recycling
Day 2 : 15:30 – 17:00
The Rethinking Plastics & Recycling Interactive Roundtable will gather industry representatives to explore:
- How to facilitate the operations of your building when handling waste
- Managing and promoting recycling initiatives in households and offices
- Exploring the role of cleaners and rubbish rooms on recycling
Speakers
Moderator
Paul Zimmerman
Chair
Drink Without Waste
Paul Zimmerman
Drink Without Waste
Chair
Paul Zimmerman is a Hong Kong environmentalist, politician and businessman. He leads “Drink Without Waste”, a charitable organisation which actively supports government’s plans to introduce a bill into the LegCo for a new producer responsibility scheme on beverage containers including liquid cartons and PET bottles. The organisation is supported and advised by the Single-Use Beverage Packaging Working Group, an alliance of some 50 stakeholders – from manufacturers to green groups.
My Sustainability Goals for 2023:
- Successful introduction of a Producer Responsibility Scheme for beverage containers in Hong Kong
- Promote a circular economy where used packaging has a market value that incentivises recovery and re-use
- Grow the network of water and drink dispensers in support of people bringing their own bottle
Supported by
Drink Without Waste
The Drink Without Waste initiative is led by the Single-Use Beverage Packaging Working Group, a coalition of beverage manufacturers and importers, waste handlers and recyclers, institutions, retailers and NGOs in Hong Kong. The Working Group seeks to reduce the volume of used beverage packaging going to waste by 70 to 90%. Drink Without Waste Limited is a registered charitable organisation under Section 88 in Hong Kong.