With detailed explanation by the Y Park staff, students were able to explore the forms and applications of local recycled trees, wood processing methods and upcycled wooden products made by local wood artists. These installations can transform suitable yard waste into various useful materials such as wood boards, wood beams, wood chips and sawdust. Y Park is equipped with various installations for the yard waste recycling treatment process, such as wood shredders, wood cutting machine, drying and sterilization unit, etc. The aim of established this yard waste recycling centre is to promote recycling of yard waste into useful materials, reducing disposal at landfills and relevant carbon emission, realizing “zero landfill” and facilitating carbon neutrality in the long run. Y Park is located in Tsang Tsui, Tuen Mun and adjacent to West New Territories (WENT) Landfill. There are very steep mountains that drop into the sea, with some exceeding 2,500 ft. ![]() In order to understand more about the yard waste recycling work in Hong Kong, a group of MSc EHS students visited Y Park on 4 November 2022. Almost all of the available land in Hong Kong is hilly to mountainous with steep slopes.
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