EPD to launch 2024-25 Natural Christmas Trees Recycling Programme
To encourage recycling and upcycling of yard waste in the community, the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (December 20) called on members of the public and commercial and industrial (C&I) organisations to recycle their natural Christmas trees waste (NCTs) intended for disposal under the 2024-25 NCTs Recycling Programme. The NCTs collected will be processed at Y·PARK and turned into different recycled products, such as mulch and sawdust for planting and gardening, etc. The Programme arrangements are as follows:
Collection period: January 3 to 7, 2025 (five days)
Collection points: The following Central Collection Point and District Collection Points
Central Collection Point (CCP) |
Address |
Telephone |
Collection time |
Y·PARK |
EcoPark, 133 Lung Mun Road, Tuen Mun Area 38 |
5743 9221/
9728 9341 |
9am to 6pm |
District Collection Points (DCPs)
(including the EPD's Recycling Stations and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department's Public Refuse Collection Points (RCPs)) |
Address |
Telephone |
Collection time |
(Only household NCTs 2 metres tall or below will be accepted) |
Hong Kong Island |
1. GREEN@EASTERN |
30 Oi Shun Road, Shau Kei Wan |
2778 2330 |
8am to 8pm |
2. GREEN@WAN CHAI |
6 Wan Shing Street, Wan Chai |
2811 1567 |
3. Ap Lei Chau Municipal Services Building RCP |
Ap Lei Chau Municipal Services Building, 8 Hung Shing Street, Ap Lei Chau |
Not applicable |
7am to 11:30pm |
4. Arbuthnot Road RCP |
Junction of Arbuthnot Road and Caine Road, Central |
6.30am to 5pm |
5. Paterson Street RCP |
Junction of Paterson Street and Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay |
6.30am to 11.30pm |
Kowloon |
6. GREEN@KWUN TONG |
27 Sheung Yee Road, Kowloon Bay |
2776 5700 |
8am to 8pm |
7. GREEN@SHAM SHUI PO |
339 Tung Chau Street, Sham Shui Po |
2522 4388 |
8. Sai Yee Street (Flower Market Road) RCP |
188 Sai Yee Street, Mong Kok |
Not applicable |
6.30am to 11pm |
New Territories |
9. GREEN@SHA TIN |
10 On Ping Street, Shek Mun |
2285 9433 |
8am to 8pm |
10. GREEN@YUEN LONG |
65 Tin Wah Road, Tin Shui Wai |
2617 0117 |
11. GREEN@TUEN MUN |
9 Tuen Yee Street, Tuen Mun |
2496 4288 |
12. GREEN@KWAI TSING |
12 Tam Kon Shan Road, Tsing Yi |
3905 4840 |
13. GREEN@TAI PO |
25 Dai Wah Street, Tai Po |
3468 8073 |
14. GREEN@ISLANDS |
1 Chung Mun Road, Tung Chung |
2499 2308 |
15. GREEN@SAI KUNG |
3 Po Lam Lane, Tseung Kwan O |
2727 7330 |
Note: If members of the public and C&I organisations have to recycle NCTs before January 3 or during January 8 to 20, 2025, please deliver them to Y·PARK during its operating hours (9am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday, except public holidays).
An EPD spokesman said that the Programme is limited to the recycling of NCTs, and all lighting, plastic stands, decorations and tape on the NCTs should be removed before delivery to facilitate the subsequent recycling processes. Artificial Christmas trees and other festival decorations can be kept for reuse to help reduce waste and conserve resources, while small potted plants such as poinsettias can be replanted.
An e-certificate will be issued to the participants who deliver NCTs to the CCP or the Recycling Stations for recycling. Participants will also receive a gift upon delivery of NCTs to the Recycling Stations while stocks last. For details of the NCTs Recycling Programme, please visit the Hong Kong Waste Reduction website at www.wastereduction.gov.hk/en-hk/article/2024-25-natural-christmas-trees-recycling-programme.
The EPD also welcomes other organisations and associations to provide recycling services for NCTs to help the public and C&I organisations to participate and enhance waste reduction efforts for all.
HAD opens temporary cold shelters
In view of the cold weather, the Home Affairs Department has opened 18 temporary cold shelters in various districts today (December 18) for people in need of the service. The temporary shelters will remain open when the Cold Weather Warning is in force.
Clean mattresses and blankets/quilts, hot meals and hot water will be provided to shelter users free of charge during the opening of the temporary shelters.
To ensure that cold shelter users can rest in a quiet and undisturbed environment, members of the public or agencies wishing to make donations to shelter users are requested to register with the staff of the shelter first. Donors will then be directed to place the donated items at a specified indoor location. The staff will help notify the shelter users to collect the items on their own.
Anyone seeking temporary refuge, or those with any questions about the donation arrangements at the cold shelters, may call the department's hotline 25728427 for more information.
The 18 temporary cold shelters are located at:
Hong Kong Island:
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Central and Western:
Sai Ying Pun Community Complex Community Hall
3/F, Sai Ying Pun Community Complex,
2 High Street, Sai Ying Pun
Eastern:
Causeway Bay Community Centre
3/F, 7 Fook Yum Road, Causeway Bay
Southern:
Lei Tung Community Hall
Lei Tung Estate, Ap Lei Chau
Wan Chai:
Wan Chai Activities Centre
LG/F, Wan Chai Market, 258 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
Kowloon districts:
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Kowloon City:
Hung Hom Community Hall
1/F, Kowloon City Government Offices,
42 Bailey Street, Hung Hom
Kwun Tong:
Lam Tin (West) Estate Community Centre
71 Kai Tin Road, Lam Tin
Sham Shui Po:
Nam Cheong District Community Centre
1 Cheong San Lane, Sham Shui Po
Wong Tai Sin:
Tsz Wan Shan (South) Estate Community Centre
45 Wan Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan
Yau Tsim Mong:
Henry G Leong Yaumatei Community Centre
60 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei
New Territories districts:
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Islands:
Tung Chung Community Hall
G/F, Tung Chung Municipal Services Building, 39 Man Tung Road, Tung Chung
Kwai Tsing:
Tai Wo Hau Estate Community Centre
15 Tai Wo Hau Road, Kwai Chung
North:
Cheung Wah Community Hall
Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling
Sai Kung:
Hang Hau Community Hall
G/F, Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Government Complex,
38 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
Sha Tin:
Lung Hang Estate Community Centre
Lung Hang Estate, Sha Tin
Tai Po:
Tai Po Community Centre
2 Heung Sze Wui Street, Tai Po
Tsuen Wan:
Lei Muk Shue Community Hall
G/F, Hong Shue House, Lei Muk Shue Estate, Tsuen Wan
Tuen Mun:
Butterfly Bay Community Centre
Butterfly Estate (near Tip Sum House), Tuen Mun
Yuen Long:
Long Ping Community Hall
Long Ping Estate, Yuen Long
