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Ocean Recovery Alliance was proud to be selected as the recycling partner for the HK Rugby Sevens in 2014, with this being the first year that a strong effort has been made by all stakeholders, including the Hong Kong Government, to recycle more of the material from the 3-day event which attracts over 100,000 attendees.

The objective this year was to encourage and promote plastic recycling, being the first year that a recycling policy has been implemented at this event. Ocean Recovery Alliance and Vanden Global offered a total solution for recycling of plastic material, including staff, equipment, logistics and processing of collected materials at the offsite HSBC Village (10,000+ visitors), and trialed some new methods of collection within the main stadium, particularly within some of the VIP boxes.

Result:

12,000 attendees during the weekend

March 28 – 140kg

March 29 – 360kg

March 30 – 100kg

TOTAL PLASTIC RECYCLED – 600kg

Recyclable – this is a significantly high percentage, and almost impossible to achieve at big events.

* 5% remaining is largely due to liquids and occasional contamination from other waste

(To watch the Chinese version of this video, click here)

HK Rugby Sevens Recycling

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