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Treatment of discarded vehicle lubricating oil
The following is a question by the Hon Ngan Kam-chuen and a written reply by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Bowen Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Regarding the treatment of discarded vehicle lubricating oil, will the Government inform this Council of:
(a)
the estimated quantity of discarded vehicle lubricating oil requiring treatment in each of the past three years;
(b) the respective quantities of discarded vehicle lubricating oil collected by the Tsing Yi Chemical Waste Treatment Centre and a privately-run waste collection plant in each of the past three years;
(c)
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(d)
the number of prosecutions against illegal dumping of discarded vehicle lubricating oil in each of the past three years; and
the measures currently adopted by the Government to facilitate the collection of discarded vehicle lubricating oil?
Reply:
Mr President,
(a)
(b)
An estimated 8,000 tonnes of waste vehicle lubricating oil are generated in Hong Kong every year.
The quantities of waste vehicle lubricating oil treated at the Chemical Waste Treatment Centre (CWTC) on Tsing Yi Island and recycled at the private recycling plant during the past three years are as follows:
CWTC
(tonne)
Private Recycling Plant* (tonne)
1994
2.808
0
1995
2,966
2,541
1996(up to Oct)
1,414
4,344
* commissioned in early 1995