If you have participated in a beach cleanup before, you won't be surprised to hear that plastic is the #1 debris item on the beach and in the water. The top two items are plastic bags and plastic bottles - both single-use disposable products that are used for a few minutes, but last for hundreds of years, choking ecosystems and toxifying as they break down.

In Hong Kong, we consume literally millions of plastic bags and bottles every day, directly contributing to the billions of kilograms of single-use plastic flowing into landfills and oceans. This level of plastic consumption is not sustainable. And it is something that CAN be helped. Small actions can mean big change.

Take the “Plastic-Free Pledge” and sign up for a beach cleanup team today!

To learn more interesting facts about plastics, check out our Plastic Pollution page as well

as our TV section.  Let's act today to create a Plastic-Free Hong Kong!