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FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1994

IN 1993/94, THE GOVERNMENT HAD SPENT OVER $1.2 BILLION ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, HE SAID.

WILL

"IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT FUTURE COSTS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT INCREASE DUE TO HIGHER ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AS WELL AS THE SCARCITY OF NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES.

"ALL

THESE

FACTORS

WARRANT

A

MORE

COMPREHENSIVE

AND

OF

OPERATIONAL

SOPHISTICATED PLANNING TOOL FOR CARRYING OUT SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION VARIOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS BOTH AT STRATEGIC AND LEVELS," MR STOKOE SAID.

THE STUDY WILL INVOLVE A COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ACTIVITY, TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A BASED MATHEMATICAL MODEL.

COLLECTION COMPUTER-

SUITABLE

PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE, DEMOGRAPHICAL AND

IN ORDER THE MODEL ΤΟ WILL BE LINKED DATABASES FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE NEW PLANNING TOOL.

GEOGRAPHICAL

ΤΟ

FULFIL

THE

THE STUDY, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $11 MILLION, IS EXPECTED BE COMPLETED BY MID-1995.

0

USE LESS PLASTIC BAGS: CAMPAIGN

ΤΟ

FORCES то LAUNCH A ΤΟ ENCOURAGE

USING LESS

MORE THAN 1.400 RETAIL OUTLETS WILL JOIN

YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN TOMORROW PLASTIC BAGS.

(SATURDAY)

THE PROGRAMME IS ORGANISED

WHICH COMMITTEE,

CAMPAIGN

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSUMER COUNCIL.

"THIS IS AN

"USP THE

LESS

F

BY

BAGS' PLASTIC

THE FROM REPRESENTATIVES COMPRISES DEPARTMENT, RETAIL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

INDUSTRY-LED

CAMPAIGN.

RETAILERS,

PARTICIPATING

FASHION CHAIN STORES,

OF PLASTIC

INCLUDING SUPERMARKETS, DEPARTMENT STORES AND WILL DEVISE THEIR OWN ACTION PLANS TO HELP REDUCF THE USE

BAGS,

I

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE SAID.

THEY WILL ALSO VIE FOR FOUR OF REDUCTION,

CREATIVITY

YEAR-END AWARDS BASED ON THEIR THEIR ACTION PLANS AND THE

OF

LEVEL INNOVATIVE IDEAS OF THE RETAIL STAFF.

ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY

THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, EASON, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE LAUNCH CEREMONY.

ALSO

ATTENDING

THE CEREMONY

WILL BE REED, THE

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DR STUART

OF

THE DIRECTOR CHAIRMAN OF RETAIL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, MR RODNEY MILES, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF CONSUMER COUNCIL, PROFESSOR EDWARD CHEN.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

THE

CEREMONY ΤΟ

LESS

(SATURDAY)

LAUNCH **USE YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER PLASTIC BAGS" CAMPAIGN WHICH WILL BE HELD AT 1 PM TOMORROW ON LEVEL ONE OF DRAGON CENTRE, 37K YEN CHOW STREET, SHAM SHUI PO.

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