The Environmental Protection Department announced that its City-wide Recycling 6X GREEN$ promotion campaign will be held from tomorrow to July 5 as an activity to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

To encourage the public to integrate clean recycling practices into daily life, the department's community recycling network GREEN@COMMUNITY will offer six times normal GREEN$ when members of the public recycle at the network.

There are currently 11 recycling stations, 32 recycling stores and more than 120 recycling spots under the GREEN@COMMUNITY network. Such recycling spots are recycling booths that operate at fixed locations and times, the department explained.

During the promotion period, the public can earn six times the amount of GREEN$ points under the GREEN$ Electronic Participation Incentive Scheme on submission of designated recyclables, including waste paper, metals, plastics, glass containers, regulated electrical equipment, small electrical appliances, fluorescent lamps/tubes and rechargeable batteries, to any recycling point of GREEN@COMMUNITY.

This will enable participant to earn GREEN$ points more expeditiously for gift redemption.

In addition to the recycling promotion commencing in June, subject to the COVID-19 epidemic situation and social distancing measures, the department also plans to hold the major promotional and educational campaign GREEN@COMMUNITY Recycling Month at its recycling stations this November.

The campaign aims to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR with the public and share the fun of practising clean recycling.

The department noted that it has been enhancing the community recycling services and efficiency through the application of technology. Under the pilot programme on Smart Recycling System launched in late 2020, it has been testing in phases smart recycling systems, such as smart balances, gift redemption units and smart recycling bins, with the Internet of Things as the skeleton technology, for local application and assessment of their effectiveness.

Starting in May this year, smart recycling facilities are being progressively set up at all recycling stations and recycling stores, it pointed out.

The department added that it is identifying other suitable places to increase the application points of smart recycling systems up to 80 or 100 locations.