HONG KONG — A deluge of trash from takeaway containers and disposable cutlery is cluttering the streets and parks of Hong Kong as coronavirus restrictions on dining in restaurants eat away at the city’s capacity to dispose of its garbage. Single use plastic tableware is one of the top ten categories of marine litter in Hong Kong, according to the World Wildlife Fund Hong Kong. WWF-Hong Kong said it was working with delivery companies, Deliveroo and Foodpanda, to combat disposable plastic cutlery. The government is promoting minimizing the use of disposable tableware “wherever practicable,” such as not asking for plastic bags or disposable tableware when ordering takeaways, an official said. “Hong Kong cannot not afford to keep ignoring its own waste crisis,” he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 21, 2020 04:41 UTC