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Community Waste Reduction Projects

2022 - 2023

  Project No. Recipient Organisation Project Title/Brief Approved Grant ($)
1 762 Green Toysland Limited ECF Toys For Love 4 (continuous project) To  collect toys, stationary, children's products and books;  The recyclables will be redistributed to underprivileged children, centres for the elderly and district-based organisations; To promote the message of  environmental proection and reuse. 630,860.00
2 767 People Service Centre Limited ECF "Food Friend Action" – Tuen Mun Project The project aims to collect surplus food mainly from markets and vendors in Tuen Mun District, redistribute them to people in need so as to reduce food waste generation. It also aims to promote the concept of food-wise and waste reduction.  1,586,494.90
3 770 New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association ECF From Waste to Sprout To implement food waste recovery and promote the use of compost by setting up a composter in New Life Interactive Farm.  1,406,449.60
4 775 Food For Good Limited ECF Save and Share, Reduce to Produce (Kowloon) The project aims to recover surplus food mainly from fresh markets in Kwun Tong and Wong Tai Sin Districts and vendors/suppliers over the territories. The  surplus food collected will be processed and redistributed to people in need and community organisations so as to reduce food waste generation. 1,125,178.16
5 778 The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Group Jockey Club Wang Tau Hom Youth S.P.O.T. ECF Plastic-free Children Programme To recruit primary school students as the "Plastic-free Ambassador" to participate promotional events and recycling activities and share their learning outcomes and environmental-friendly practice with local community.  18,300.00
6 794 Bo Charity Foundation Limited ECF Food Angel City Food Rescue and Sharing The project aims to recover surplus food mainly from enrolled eateries, fresh markets and chain stores over the territories. Also, it will setup smart food donation machines in 50 supermarkets to collect the surplus food with intact package before expiry from general public so as to reduce food waste generation.  8,797,988.00
7 804 Endeavour Environmental Education Foundation Limited ECF Smart Foodwaste Recycling by Electric Vehicle in North District  To promote food waste recycling in different places of North District though setting up moblie stations by using "Smart Food Waste Recycling Electric Vehicle". 1,970,157.00
8 805 Sharing And Giving Foundation Limited ECF Community Material Sharing Program (Northern New Territories) To collect unwanted items from local stores, business sectors and factories, and redistribute them to the people in need. 1,833,645.00
9 818 New Home Association New Territories West Service Centre  ECF Green Outreach Volunteers at New Territories West District  To recruit local communities becoming volunteers to promote waste reduction at source and clean recycling in New Territories West (Yuen Long, Tuen Mun, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing Districts). 677,750.00
10 830 Green Council Environment and Conservation Fund Source Separation and Collection of Food Waste for the Hotel Industry To get the hotel sector well prepared for the implementation of MSW Charging Scheme by promoting food waste recyling. 3,916,740.00
11 831 New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association Environment and Conservation Fund Food Sharing Project (Kwai Tsing) The project aims to collect surplus food mainly from fresh markets and food doners in Kwai Chung, Tsuen Wan and Tsing Yi Districts, and redistribute them to people in need so as to reduce food waste generation. It also promotes the message of food-wise and waste-less to the schools and the general public in the district through organising the activities like seminars and workshops. 1,952,125.00
12 833 People Service Centre Limited Environment and Conservation Fund "Food Friend Action" – Yau Tsim Mong Project The project  aims to collect surplus food mainly from markets and vendors in Yau Tsim Mong District, redistribute them to people in need so as to reduce food waste generation. It also aims to promote the concept of food-wise and waste reduction. 3,374,360.00
13 834 People Service Centre Limited Environment and Conservation Fund "Food Friend Action" – Sham Shui Po Project It aims to collect surplus food mainly from markets and vendors in Sham Shui Po District, redistribute them to people in need so as to reduce food waste generation. It also aims to promote the concept of food-wise and waste reduction. 3,193,379.60
14 841 Hong Kong Women Workers' Association Environment and Conservation Fund Good waste, Alternative ways The project trains up women in Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan districts as recycling volunteers, who assist in setting up street counters as well as recruit shops and cleaners in the districts to participate, in order to collect plastic fabrics. The project also trains up women in the districts to become handicraft volunteers, who upcycle plastic fabrics into daily necessities. 1,243,290.00
15 843 Sum Yee Environment and Conservation Fund Friends of Waste Reduction – The Program of Food Waste Collection in Three-Nil Buildings (Sheung Shui) To promote food waste recycling in three-nil buildings and strengthen residents' awareness of food waste recycling in three-nil buildings and cultivate the habit of waste separation. 1,191,842.00
16 844 North District Volunteer Group Environment and Conservation Fund  3-Nil Buildings Go Green(Food Waste Recycle) To promote food waste recycling in three-nil buildings and strengthen residents' awareness of food waste recycling in three-nil buildings and cultivate the habit of waste separation. 1,191,117.00
17 845 Hong Kong Sun Power of Teens Environment and Conservation Fund Green Operation in 3-Nil buildings (Food Waste Recycle) To promote food waste recycling in three-nil buildings and strengthen residents' awareness of food waste recycling in three-nil buildings and cultivate the habit of waste separation. 1,190,592.00
18 847 Tui Pu Zhi You Environment and Conservation Fund 3-Nil buildings Recycle Altogether (Food Waste Recycle) To promote food waste recycling in three-nil buildings and strengthen residents' awareness of food waste recycling in three-nil buildings and cultivate the habit of waste separation. 1,192,132.00
19 849 Endeavour Environmental Education Foundation Limited Environment and Conservation Fund Green Outreach Volunteer - North East New Territories Rural Area To recruit residents in the villages of the Northeast New Territories to become "Green  Volunteers" to support and strengthen the Environmental Protection Department's work on recycling and reducing waste in rural areas; To use "Smart Recycling Electric Vehicle" to try out regular and fixed-point recycling in rural areas and to promote recycling activities, so as to get the villages  well prepared for the implementation of MSW Charging Scheme. 1,730,634.50
20 852 Food For Good Limited Environment and Conservation Fund Save and Share, Reduce to Produce (New Territories West) The project aims to recover surplus food   mainly from fresh markets in Tuen Mun and  nearby districts and vendors/suppliers. The  surplus food collected will be turned into meal boxes for redistribution to people in need and community organisations so as to reduce food waste generation. 1,924,276.00
21 857 Community & Construction Association Environment and Conservation Fund Food Waste Reduction Movement in Wang Tai Shan To conduct food waste recycling in Yuen Long Wang Toi Shan villages; To educate residents on proper food waste recycling and strengthen their awareness of waste reduction at source. 1,603,772.60
22 858 Community & Construction Association Environment and Conservation Fund Food Waste Reduction Movement in Transitional House To conduct food waste recycling in Pok Oi Kong Ha Wai Village; To educate residents on proper food waste recycling and strengthen their awareness of waste reduction at source. 1,603,772.60
23 879 Food Commons Foundation Limited Environment and Conservation Fund - Food Commons@Shatin The project aims to collect surplus food mainly from fresh markets and vendors in Shatin District. The surplus food collected will be sorted and redistributed to people in need so as to reduce food waste. It also aims to promote the concept of food-wise and waste reduction.  2,301,593.00
24 886 Bo Charity Foundation Limited Environment and Conservation Fund Food Angel City Food Rescue Program The project aims to collect safe-to-eat surplus food from supermarkets, fresh markets and chain stores over the territories. After central processing and cooking, the meal boxes will be distributed to people in need. 3,589,944.00
25 889 Foodlink Foundation Limited Environment and Conservation Fund Foodlink Operations Sustainability Project Extension in Time and Area The project aims to collect safe-to-eat surplus cooked food directly from hotels, food and beverage outlets over the territories and redistribute them to people in need. 2,504,999.12
26 893 Environmental Association Limited Environment and Conservation Fund Action for Source Sorting of Domestic recyclables The project invites citizens to participate in a pilot study and other promotional activities for the "Action for Source Sorting of Domestic recyclables", to prepare citizens for the implementation of Municipal Solid Waste Charging. The project also sets up an online platform and produces recycling guidelines to deepen citizens' understanding of the proper ways to recycle and reduce waste at source. 950,880.00
27 894 OIWA Limited Environment and Conservation Fund Assemble Green Platform To promote food waste reduction and recycling through implementing food waste recovery in Peng Chau. The compost generated will be used for farming at the composting site and distributed to local residents. 3,596,267.20
28 896 Hong Kong Association of Youth Development - Tsuen Wan District Branch Environment and Conservation Fund Missing Link - Polyfoam Recycling Scheme (Encouraging carbon neutrality and ESG) To set up polyfoam pre-treatment centres in Tsuen Wan District and promote environmental protection and recycling. 4,500,339.60
29 898 World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong Environment and Conservation Fund Choose to Reuse: Closing the Loop on Takeaway Packaging Phase 2 To promote the use of reusable containers by collaborating with food delivery platform foodpanda and restaurant partners. 2,596,222.22
30 910 Food For Good Limited Environment and Conservation Fund “Food For Good in Campus” – School-based Food Waste Education Programme To raise awareness among students on the food waste problem in Hong Kong and cultivate positive behavioral changes in food waste reduction and recycling. 3,253,495.00