As I mention in my book “Toxic Capitalism” the city is certainly not an example to follow in terms of municipal waste per capita, recycling (e.g. glass), food waste and waste disposal. Hong Kong has a typical “throw-away mentality”. But as the landfills are running out of space (they will be full by 2019), proposals to build an incinerator (cost: HK$14.9 billion) and other initiatives face public opposition and scrutiny. As in other cities, the core problem remains the same: people simply waste too much and don’t care. They push the problem into the future. Let the next generation clean it up. Toxic Capitalism at its best. Hong Kong will spend at least HK$31 billion on waste-handling infrastructure in the next seven years, read more in the SCMP:
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1133346/hk31b-bid-solve-hong-kong-waste-crisis