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Hong Kong people produce an enormous amount of rubbish. The abandoned materials in a year can cover 13 Victoria Parks. Among these materials, domestic waste has increased by 4% every year¹, while less than 1% of the waste was recycled. Waste reduction and recycling are urgently needed.

Use less and recycle more, not only can greatly reduce the pressure on landfills², but can also save resources and relief the problem of resources shortage³. Such practice allows our resources to be utilized in a sustainable manner, and to be passed on to next generations.

Waste reduction is an easy task. Let's practice the Principle of 4R in our daily lives to protect our environment.

Principle of 4R	Definition	Level of Waste Reduction	Examples
Reduce	Reduce the use and purchase of unnecessary resources in order to produce less waste		Reduce water consumption by using specially designed shower head
Replace	Use materials that are less harmful to the environment		Replace artificial fertilizers by natural fertilizers like egg shells
Reuse	Reuse materials in different ways until they cannot be used again		Make goldfish decoration from old red pockets
Recycle	Categorize and process materials that cannot be reused, and transform them into usable items		Recycle computer accessories, rubber tires, etc.

* Level of Waste Reduction from high to low

In order to encourage people to practice waste reduction and treasure natural resources, AEON Education & Environment Fund sets up the "Green Horizon" in this Website. The Green Horizon is divided into six practical and interesting zones, introducing application of the 4R Concept in our daily lives and providing tips to create a "Green home".

【DIY Terminal】
You will be taught how to make use of waste materials to produce interesting handicrafts.

【Waste Transformation Workshop】
Use your imagination and creativity to make waste materials your little helper at home.

【Recycled Plaza】
How much do you know about recycling? The Recycled Plaza introduces different waste separation and recycling methods.

【Green Shopping Mall】
Where can you buy environmentally friendly products? Find out here in the Green Shopping Mall.

【Family Trail】
Want to take a break from the stressed citylife, and have a fresh breath in the countryside? Find a travel route here that suits your whole family.

【Game Zone】
Visit the Game Zone to test how much you know about environmental protection at home.

Environmental protection begins from home. Let's explore our Green Horizon together.

According to Environment Hong Kong 2002, domestic wasteload have increased by 4% per year over the past 5 years, even though the population has grown by only 0.9% per year. The overall growth rate was 2.8% when commercial, industrial and other waste are included. The increase in wasteload is much higher than the government's anticipation, thus shorten the lifespan of the landfills by 5-10 years.

According to Environment Hong Kong 2001, the average production of domestic waste by a person per day was 1.13 kilograms. Assuming there are 600 million people in Hong Kong, if each person could reduce his or her waste production by 0.1% per day, the waste load delivered to the landfills would be decreased by 600 tons.

³	According to a survey published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the human demand of natural resources has increased from 70% of the resources supply in 1961 to 120% in 1999.