Publicity and Education on Waste Reduction and Recycling & Green Outreach Volunteer
Publicity and Education on Waste Reduction and Recycling
The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) continues to promote waste reduction and recycling through publicity and education, and provides ongoing support for community environmental education through the Environment and Conservation Fund, encouraging members of the public to reduce waste at source, practice waste separation at source and clean recycling. Besides, the EPD also rolls out territory-wide or district-based waste reduction and recycling publicity programmes, including We-recycle@School Activity and Programme on Source Separation of Waste. It makes use of various platforms such as social media and the internet for publicity and promotion, collaborates with the GREEN@COMMUNITY operators, local groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), etc, for organising a variety of publicity activities; and collaborates with non-profit-making organisations to implement the Green Outreach Volunteer Programme for reaching out to the community groups of women, foreign domestic helpers, ethnic minorities, new immigrants, etc, and encourage them to practice waste separation at source and clean recycling. In 2026, the EPD launched an annual flagship waste reduction and recycling event, "Recycling Day", to continuously encourage public participation in waste reduction at source and waste separation for recycling, foster a green living culture in the community, and strive toward the of "Zero Landfill" together.
Green Outreach Volunteer Programme
The EPD collaborates with non-profit organisations to implement the Green Outreach Volunteer Programme to reach out to more community groups, such as women, foreign domestic helpers, ethnic minorities, new immigrants, etc. to step up its efforts on education and encourage peoples of different backgrounds to practise waste separation at source and clean recycling.
Recycling Day
To continuously encourage members of the public to integrate waste reduction and recycling into their daily life, the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) launched an annual flagship waste reduction and recycling event, "Recycling Day". A series of educational and promotional activities have been rolled out from June 2026 to encourage public participation in waste reduction at source and waste separation for recycling, foster a green living culture in the community, and strive toward the of "Zero Landfill" together. Please click here to learn more about the “Recycling Day”.
We-recycle@School Activity
To further strengthen the publicity and education on waste reduction and recycling at school level, the EPD launched the We-recycle@School Activity on 1 March 2024, inviting participation of all primary and secondary schools across the territory. Through this programme, students are encouraged to actively practise resource separation and recycling together with their family members to cultivate habits of waste reduction and recycling in their daily lives. Please click here to learn more about the We-recycle@School Activity.
Multi-media promotion
The EPD disseminates messages about waste reduction and recycling as well as GREEN@COMMUNITY services from time to time through the EPD’s mascot Big Waster on social media to enhance promotional efforts. The EPD also uses various media to present information in a lively manner, encouraging more people to integrate waste reduction and recycling into their daily lives.
Programme on Source Separation of Waste
The EPD also provides support to housing estates/ buildings participating in the Programme on Source Separation of Waste, to facilitate members of the public to separate waste at source, increasing the quantity of recyclables collected and reducing the amount of waste disposed.
Please click here to learn more about the Programme on Source Separation of Domestic Waste.
Please click here to learn more about the Programme on Source Separation of Commercial and Industrial Waste.
Please click here to request education and promotion materials.
