•Hills
and mountains in Hong Kong are being used to reclaim the sea, build
buildings and other uses.
•When
a hill or mountain is cleared, many plants and animals lose their homes.
They must leave or die.
•Instead,
the hills become a flat land and are filled with a lot of buildings and
streets. The men in the buildings produce more wastes, and thus pollute
more the land we live.
•Some
plants may be stronger than others and can survive in the polluted area,
but the plants survived are usually polluted. The healthy plants should
not live with the pollution.
Measures by the government :
-- three remote
landfills are established to receive the increasing amount of waste.
1) the West New Territories Landfill
2) the Southeast New Territories Landfill
3) the Northeast New Territories Landfill
Public
Filling Areas
Public
Filling Barging Point
-- education to the public is also important
this includes campaigns
such
as “Bring Your Own Bag”,” Waste Prevention and Recovery”
--Chemical Waste Treatment
is set up.
--Construction
and Demolition Waste Management is set up
Government printed many kinds of leaflets to let people to know the effects of waste pollution
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