Refuse Transfer Stations

An important component of the government's waste disposal plan is the
development of a network of refuse transfer stations. Waste collected in
urban centres is delivered to these stations for compacting into sealed
containers for subsequent delivery to and disposal at the three strategic
landfills.

Five modern transfer stations handle a total of 4 500 tonnes of waste
every day, from the 5.5 million population of Hong Kong Island,
Kowloon, and most of the developed areas in the New Territories. This is
mostly domestic waste, and represents about 70 per cent of Hong Kong's
total daily domestic waste production. Construction of new stations on
North Lantau and the Outlying Islands are in progress and a tender will be
invited shortly for the provision of a station to serve the north-west New
Territories.

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