SGREEN x We-recycle@School Inter-school Recycling Competition

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The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) continues to collaborate with “Ocean Park Conservation Alliance” in the 2025/26 school year on “SGREEN x We-recycle@School Inter-school Recycling Competition”. Apart from encouraging students to practise clean recycling actively in schools, we would like them to bring relevant messages to their family members and the communities, and invite their family members to visit GREEN@COMMUNITY recycling facilities to practise clean recycling.

The competition is divided into “School Group” and “Parent-child Group”. Schools, students and families with outstanding performance will receive prizes.

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Eligibility

Become members of the following programmes on or before 30 April 2026:

We-recycle@School Activity (Enroll)
“Ocean Park Conservation Alliance” (Enroll)

Activity Support

Schools will become members of both We-recycle@School Activity and “Ocean Park Conservation Alliance” after joining this competition, and can enjoy relevant activities and support provided by the EPD and Ocean Park Hong Kong:

	We-recycle@School Activity	Ocean Park Conservation Alliance
Activity	SGREEN x We-recycle@School Inter-school Recycling Competition
Activity	Community Recycling Facilities Experience and Reward Activity for Schools GREEN@COMMUNITY School Recycling Education Activity	Farming at School City Nature Challenge 2026
Support	Teaching resources, school-based activities and outreaching activities under “Becoming Campus Recycling Expert”	Seahorse Rangers will receive/ participate in: 2025-26 School Year Ocean Park Learning Pass Seahorse Rangers Collection Booklet Exclusive Conservation T-shirt Toolkit – Conservation activities suggestions Ocean Park Conservation Carnival Conservation Visits and Workshops

Competition Process

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Parent-child Group

1. Becoming a GREEN$ Member
Student and their family members can sign up as GREEN$ member to enjoy one-stop recycling, points collection and gift redemption.

2. Enroll
Students are required to click this link or scan the school-specific QR code (to be distributed by schools) to enter the registration website, submit their personal data and GREEN$ membership numbers for enrolment during 1 October 2025 and 30 April 2026 (competition period).

Each student can register “GREEN$” membership numbers of up to five family members to compete for the “Best Participating Family Award”.

3. Recycle at Community Recycling Facilities of the EPD
Students and/or family members can use the smart recycling facilities (smart recycling bins and smart balances) of the GREEN@COMMUNITY community recycling network (including Recycling Stations, Recycling Stores and Recycling Spots), as well as smart recycling bins and smart food waste recycling bins to practise clean recycling.

Upon recycling, simply present the GREEN$ mobile app or GREEN$ physical membership card to record the visit time and recyclables quantity. (Note: If participants recycle regulated electrical equipment at GREEN@COMMUNITY or food waste at food waste smart bins, only recycling days will be counted in these awards but not the corresponding recycling quantity.)

4. Evaluate Recycling Performance
Students and/or their family members only need to complete the enrolment procedures according to step (2) within the competition period. All recycling data during the competition period will be used to calculate and determine the winners of the relevant awards.

School Group

Weight and record the recyclables (including plastics, metals, waste papers and other recyclables)
Submit the recyclable quantity records once every academic term (1-12 December 2025 for first term and 1-15 May 2026 for second term) via the online platform of “Ocean Park Conservation Alliance”. Those records can be recyclable quantity record forms provided by contractors after on-site recycling, or the records shown in GREEN$ app after recycling at GREEN@COMMUNITY outlets by schools

Awards

Awards	Number of Award	Prize of each Winner
Supreme Recycling Award - School	1 each for Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector	Trophy, Ocean Park Entry Passes and Ocean Park Back-of-house Visit - Marine Conservation & Animal Husbandry quota
Top Recycling Quantity Award – School	1 each of the below award for Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector: Gold	Trophy and visit quota for the Hong Kong Marine Life Husbandry and Stranding Education Programme
Top Recycling Quantity Award – School	1 each of the below awards for Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector: Silver Bronze	Trophy
Best Participating School Award	1 each of the below awards for Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector: Gold Silver Bronze	Trophy
Best Participating Family Award	20 families	Certificate and supermarket voucher(s)
Recycling Guru Award	Top 15 students who have achieved the highest recycling quantity in Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector	Certificate and book voucher(s)

Overview of the 2024/25 School Year Activity
The EPD and the Ocean Park Hong Kong organised “SGREEN x We-recycle@School Competitions Award Ceremony” on 5 July 2025. The award ceremony, officiated by the Secretary for Environment and Ecology, recognised outstanding schools, students and families for their achievements in waste reduction and recycling in the 2024/25 school year.

Award List of the 2024/25 School Year

1. Supreme Recycling Award - School

Eligibility:

The competition is divided into Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector. Schools will be eligible for competing this award automatically if the following criteria are satisfied:

schools have submitted school recycling records during the competition period for competing “Top Recycling Quantity Award – School”; and
students have submitted their GREEN$ membership numbers during the competition period for competing “Recycling Guru Award”.

Assessment Criteria:

The following recycling records during the competition period will be aggregated:

School recycling records submitted through the online platform of “School Group”
All recycling records under the GREEN$ membership numbers of all students who registered through the registration website of “Parent-child Group”
The primary and secondary school with the highest total recycling quantity during the competition period will be awarded.

No. of Awards and Prizes:

1 award each for Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector. Each awarded school will receive a trophy, Ocean Park Entry Passes and Ocean Park Back-of-house Visit - Marine Conservation & Animal Husbandry quota.

2. Top Recycling Quantity Award – School

Eligibility:

The competition is divided into Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector. Participating schools have to submit school recycling records during the competition period through the online platform of “School Group”.

Assessment Criteria:

The school recycling records within the competition period submitted through the online platform of “School Group” will be used to determine the award rankings.
Regardless of enrolment time, the total recycling quantity collected from school during the entire competition period will be counted.
The top three schools in the Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector with the highest total recycling quantity during the competition period will be awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes respectively.

No. of Awards and Prizes:
The below awards and prizes are set for Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector:

Award	Prize of each winner
Gold	Trophy and visit quota for the Hong Kong Marine Life Husbandry and Stranding Education Programme
Silver Bronze	Trophy

3. Best Participating School Award

Eligibility：

The competition is divided into Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector. During the competition period, school will automatically become one of the candidates of this award if their students have submitted their personal GREEN$ membership numbers via the registration website of “Parent-child Group”.
Participating schools should help promote and encourage students to participate in community recycling activities during the competition period.

Assessment Criteria:

The system will automatically record the total number of student GREEN$ members in each school for determining the award ranking.
The top three schools in the Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector by total student participation during the competition period will be awarded the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes, respectively.

No. of Awards and Prizes:
The following awards are set each for Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector. Each awarded school will receive a trophy.

Gold
Silver
Bronze

4. Best Participating Family Award

Eligibility:
Students and their family members participate in this award in the capacity of households. Apart from competing for individual awards, students can also register up to five family members’ GREEN$ membership numbers through the “Parent-child Group” registration website during the competition period to compete for this award. The GREEN$ membership numbers of each member cannot be duplicated.

Assessment Criteria:

For students who register on the registration website of "Parent-child Group", the total recycling days and total recycling quantity (Note 1) of their own and all their family members' GREEN$ membership numbers will be converted into recycling points according to the following method for the purpose of determining the award ranking:
(1) Recycling day score = (number of recycling days of participating students and their families / total number of competition days) × 50;
(2) Recycling quantity score = (total recycling quantity of participating students and their families / highest recycling weight among all participants) × 50;
(3) Total recycling points = the sum of the scores obtained in parts (1) and (2).

For example: From 1 October 2025 to 30 April 2026, there were 212 competition days, and the participating family with the highest total recycling quantity is 600 kg. A family visited the GREEN@COMMUNITY facilities for a total of 200 days and recycled a total of 500 kg of recyclables. This household can obtain the following recycling points:
(1) Recycling day score = (200/212) × 50 = 47.17 points;
(2) Recycling weight score = (500/600) × 50 = 41.67 points;
(3) Total recycling points = 88.84 points.
Each participating student and his/her family members can visit different GREEN@COMMUNITY facilities as many times as they wish for recycling on the same day, but the total visits of all persons on that day will only be counted once in total.
Regardless of the enrolment time, the total recycling days recorded during the entire competition period will be counted.
The top 20 households with the highest total recycling points will be awarded prizes.

No. of Awards and Prizes:
There are 20 awards for household. Each awarded household will receive a certificate and supermarket voucher(s).

5. Recycling Guru Award

Eligibility：

The competition is divided into Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector. Students participate as individuals and are required to submit their GREEN$ membership numbers for enrolment via the registration website of “Parent-child Group” during the competition period.

Assessment Criteria:

After enrolling by the above method, the recycling records (Note 1) of the students’ GREEN$ membership numbers will be used to determine the award ranking.
Regardless of enrolment time, the total recycling quantity during the entire competition period will be counted.
The top 15 students in the Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector who record the highest total recycled quantity during the competition period will be awarded prizes.

No. of Awards and Prizes:

15 awards each for Secondary School Sector and Primary School Sector. Each awarded student will receive a certificate and book voucher(s).

(Note 1: If participants recycle regulated electrical equipment at GREEN@COMMUNITY or food waste at food waste smart bins, only recycling days will be counted towards these awards but not the corresponding recycling quantity.)

Terms and Conditions：

The personal data provided by the participating schools and students are used for the purpose of processing competition applications by the EPD and Ocean Park Hong Kong (collectively termed as “the Organisers”) only.
Participating schools and students are not allowed to cheat or violate any competition rules during the competitions. Violators will be disqualified once discovered.
All assessment results are subject to the final decision of the Organisers. In case of any dispute, the Organisers have the final decision.
The prizes awarded in this competition are not returnable, transferable, or exchangeable for cash, any other goods, or services, and are subject to the relevant terms and conditions of the supplier. The Organisers assumes no responsibility for these terms and conditions or the quality of the prizes. The Organisers will not compensate the winners if the prizes are lost or stolen after they have been collected.
The Organisers reserve the right to make the final decision on all competition activities, including the interpretation, change, cancellation or suspension of the terms and conditions, prizes and other arrangements of this Activity without prior notice.
Once participating schools, students and their family members (collectively termed as “the applicants”) submit works, data and other information to participate in the competitions, it is equivalent to accepting the relevant terms and conditions listed above. If the Organisers believe that there is any violation of the relevant terms and conditions of this activity, the Organisers will reserve the right to disqualify the applicants from participating and winning at any time, and these competitions do not have any appeal mechanism.