Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is fully committed to the 4Rs of waste management – Reduction, Re-use, Recycling and Responsibility. Our waste management efforts include reusing and recycling around 12 tonnes of wastes every day.

Major construction activities continue at HKIA, with developers and construction contractors required to manage and minimise waste and encourage sorting and re-use of materials. When possible, construction wastes are re-used at HKIA, otherwise they are sent for reuse as public fill or, as a last resort, to landfills. Compliance is monitored through compulsory waste disposal logs.

Wastewi$e

HKIA has participated in the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department’s Wastewi$e programme since 2003. Wastewi$e sets annual waste reduction and recycling targets and HKIA has achieved the Gold Wastewi$e Label every year from 2003 to 2007. In 2008 we achieved Wastewi$e excellent class as recognised by the Environmental Campaign Committee.

Recycled materials include cardboard, paper, plastics, scrap metals, glass bottles, food waste, vehicle tyres, spent lube oil, fluorescent lamps, rechargeable batteries, printer / fax cartridges and used cooking oil.

We collect food wastes from food and beverage outlets in our terminals for composting. We have also facilitated a recycler to collect waste cooking oil from food and beverage outlets in the terminals since 2008. The collected waste cooking oil is recycled into biodiesel.