On 24 July, our YEA attendees visited the WEEE · Park, a waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling facility located in Tuen Mun’s Ecopark. We were given a tour of the recycling facility, which spans 3 hectares (roughly the size of four football pitches!) and is 30% covered by greenery. We had the privilege of observing the behind-the-scenes of WEEE ·Park’s recycling processes, from the unloading stage to the sorting of extracted materials such as iron, aluminium, copper, and plastic.
During the tour, our attendees learned about the WEEE · Park’s services, which are split into three different stages: Recycling, Collect, and Detoxify and Dismantle. The park operates four recycling lines to accommodate a variety of electronic equipment, including refrigerators, aircons, washing machines and driers, and TVs and laptop monitors.
Our attendees also learned about how WEEE · Park brings significant benefits to Hong Kong’s society. It not only helps extract valuable materials from electronic equipment for future use, but also prevents harmful toxins in equipment (such as the mercury within LCD screens) from entering our drinking water and environment.
Thank you to WEEE · Park and their staff for facilitating this fruitful and engaging visit!
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