* Household hazardous wastes include paints, pesticides, fuels, cylinders, batteries, electrical appliances, computer products, mercury-containing fluorescent lamps and medicines, etc.
** Others include bulky items and other miscellaneous waste materials.
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Disposal share of MSW at landfills in Hong Kong 2023, by composition
In 2023, over ** percent of municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills in Hong Kong was composed of putrescible waste. Putrescible waste consists mainly of biodegradable waste, such as food waste. Meanwhile, plastic waste accounted for around ** percent of the landfilled MSW in Hong Kong that year.
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Hong Kong EPD. (December 19, 2024). Distribution of average daily municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills in Hong Kong in 2023, by composition [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1032068/hong-kong-share-municipal-solid-waste-disposed-at-landfills-by-composition/
Hong Kong EPD. "Distribution of average daily municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills in Hong Kong in 2023, by composition ." Chart. December 19, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1032068/hong-kong-share-municipal-solid-waste-disposed-at-landfills-by-composition/
Hong Kong EPD. (2024). Distribution of average daily municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills in Hong Kong in 2023, by composition . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1032068/hong-kong-share-municipal-solid-waste-disposed-at-landfills-by-composition/
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Distribution of average daily municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills in Hong Kong in 2023, by composition [Graph], Hong Kong EPD, December 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1032068/hong-kong-share-municipal-solid-waste-disposed-at-landfills-by-composition/
