TRASH TALK explains the ins and outs of recycling in Hong Kong. Don’t just throw away household items - listen to TRASH TALK and discover tips and tricks that make your trash disposal and recycling better for our planet! Join our host Marcy Trent Long every week for this thoughtful journey through Hong Kong’s world of trash.
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Marcy Trent Long speaks with Circular City’s Tim Parker about how he started an eco-start up after working as a teacher teaching kids about reuse and recycling.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Marcy Trent Long speaks with Fanny Lee from Feeding Hong Kong about their latest program that involves food businesses in their mission to reduce food waste.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Enhanced Plastic Shopping Bag Charging Scheme
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This week on Trash Talk, Marcy Trent Long speaks with EPD’s Vanessa Mak about the government’s implementation of the Enhanced Plastic Shopping Bag Charging Scheme.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week on Trash Talk, Marcy Trent Long speaks with Chester Cheng, co-founder of Carbon Wallet about how his start-up gives positive reinforcement to the general public’s environmentally friendly actions and motivates them to do more.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week, Marcy Trent speaks with Jeffrey Yau, the founder of GreenRpan, about their new start-up of refurbishing old non-stick pans and cookware to reduce cookware waste.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week on Trash Talk, Marcy Trent Long speaks with Alexis Lau, HKUST’s head professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability about the air pollution situation in Hong Kong and an app that helps citizens tell the air quality of their loc...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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On Trash Talk, Marcy Trent Long talks to Helga Vanthournot about the upcoming producer responsibility legislation that plans to expand to banning single use plastics, and tackle single use plastics.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week on Trash Talk, Marcy Trent Long speaks with two students Romina and Sohana from the Canadian International School about their youth-led sustainability event 2023 SDG Summit, and how the youth can be part of the sustainability conversation.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week on Trash Talk’s sustainable fashion series, Marcy Trent Long talks to Philippe Holthuizen, the 3D cobbler, about his idea that combines technology with sustainability and futuristic looking shoes.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week on Trash Talk’s sustainable fashion series, Marcy Trent Long speaks to K!bo Sustainable Kicks founder Natalie Cheung on their sustainable spin towards sneakers.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week, Marcy Trent Long continues the sustainable fashion series with James Chu of Paper Shades, with more on their ideas and why they decided to create a more sustainable product.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week on Trash Talk, Marcy Trent Long speaks to long-time Trash Talk friend Phillipe Li about sustainable fashion in Hong Kong with his new role in Mills Fabrica.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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On Trash Talk this week, Marcy Trent Long chats with Nanette Po, founder of PCX plastic credit exchange about the concept of plastic credits, and how it could be the future of plastic waste.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week on Trash Talk, James Ockenden of Transit Jam speaks with Marcy Trent Long today to talk about how to protect our bicycles - especially during this rainy season - and if they do get run down - how to reuse and recycle them.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Kung Hei Fat Choi, Trash Talk Listeners! In celebration of the Chinese New Year, Marcy Trent Long talks to Man Yip and Yumiko Hu of Greeners Action about their annual red packets recycling programme.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and when it comes to banquets and dinners, some families maintain the tradition of including shark fin on their menus. Marcy Trent Long speaks with Stan Shea, Marine Programme Director from Bloom Hong Kong, a...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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It is the celebration month here on Trash Talk as we welcome the first month of 2023! On this week's Trash Talk, Marcy Trent Long speaks with founder of Green Queen Sonalie Figueiras about more eco-friendly gifting options and whether it is indeed a ba...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Could Hong Kong become an innovation center for sustainability?
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On Trash Talk this week, we talk to Christine Loh, currently Chief Development Strategist at HKUST, about how Hong Kong could have the potential to become an innovation center for sustainability. Did you know that we had the leading global experts in s...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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On Trash Talk this week, we look at sustainable textiles. Can you grow cotton without water right next to a textile factory? Can you grow leather in a lab? Can sound waves clear out microplastics from our waste water? Edwin Keh, the CEO of HK Research ...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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It is “Macro December” and we take a broad brush view of waste recycling here in Hong Kong. Nigel Mattrevers, Managing Director of ALBA Integrated Waste Solutions here in Hong Kong gives us an update on legislation and what he would do to make us a mor...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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On Trash Talk this week we're looking at how food and beverage takeout has become part of our lives here in Hong Kong - leading to more plastic waste. Woody Chan, Senior CSR & Sustainability Manager at Foodpanda, and Helga Vanthournout, founder at Weal...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Beach cleanups and school programs are back with Plastic Free Seas after a lull during the COVID pandemic. Dana Winograd updates us with what they are finding on the beach and how beach cleanups change the behavior of participants’ use of single use p...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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HK Bike Sharing Scene with Wing Li of LocoBike
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Is bike riding the new way to commute? As the New Territories Cycle Track Network gets built, more opportunities for HKers to choose a bikeshare for commuting, errands, or just enjoy the outdoors. Wing Li tells us about HK based LocoBike’s plan to gro...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Vertical farming with King Lai, founder of Genius Greens
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Growing lettuce in buildings…without soil and 90% less water than agriculture? Here to talk with us about a new farming initiative in Hong Kong called “vertical farming” is King Lai, founder of Genius Greens.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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On Trash Talk this week, we hear about the ReThink HK conference and expo. It went from being a sprouting vision in 2019 to a mainstay key fixture in the Hong Kong sustainable business calendar. After nearly 5000 delegates, 440+ speakers and 136 prese...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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We look at Mil Mill - the liquid carton recycling facility that is on the edge of closing. They have lost their lease in Science Park and have nowhere to go. Will we have to start sending 3 tonnes of liquid cartons per day back to landfills? Marcy Tren...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Wouldn't it be great to borrow rather than buy stuff we don’t really use every day? This week on Trash Talk, Sai Kit-choi from the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, speaks to Marcy Trent Long about the sharing economy and their Fortune Library, and, how it ...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Hong Kong used to be an international hub for unsorted plastic waste… not quite really honor… but now that we have a new state of the art mechanical recycling plant for polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and High-density polyethylene (HDPE) could we als...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Patrick Liu - Repurposing of restored landfills
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This week on Trash Talk Marcy Trent Long talks to Patrick Liu, the Officer in Charge of Restored Landfills at the Environmental Protection Department, about the innovative repurposing of restored landfills by the government, including... butterfly cons...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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On today's Trash Talk, Frank Schepers talks to Marcy Trent Long about the challenges of opening a recycling plant during COVID.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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on ‘Trash Talk’, Stan Shea, the Program Director with Bloom Hong Kong, tells Marcy Trent Long about a new initiative called ‘The Hong Kong Marine Protection Alliance’. It’s a collective of NGOs and academics that will advocate for protection of marine ...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week on Trash Talk, Marcy Trent Long speaks to Lawrence Lu, the Climate Change & Partnerships Lead at Civic Exchange, about the initiative to introduce hydrogen-fueled buses to Hong Kong.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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ECPAL co-founder Ivan Tai comes onto Trash Talk this week to talk to Marcy Trent Long about food waste and their revamp from previously being Hong Kong Composting.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week on Trash Talk, Good Food Technology co-founder Joshua Ng talks to Marcy Trent Long about their plant-based food product, Plant Sifu, and how plant-based meat might be a sustainable alternative to meat.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Hand sanitizers are now one of the must-haves in our daily lives, but it also contributed to many plastic containers during the pandemic. General manager of Safe+Sound Sam Beere talks to Marcy Trent Long about their innovative project that aims to make...By Radio Television Hong Kong
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We'll hear about Sustainable efforts in quarantine hotels. Marcy Trent Long speaks to Natalie Ip, the Head of Sustainability at Dorsett Hospitality International, about their green efforts as quarantine hotels.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Managing Director of 'Vegware', Ceicy Wong, is on Trash Talk to speak to Marcy Trent Long about their plant-based compostable food containers, and their aim to reduce waste in Hong Kong.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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On this week's Trashtalk, Senior Manager of Sustainable Development of Swire Properties Patrick Ho talks to Marcy Trent Long on how takeaway has impacted the waste landscape in Hong Kong.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week we look at how COVID has changed clothes shopping behaviour and how it has impacted the waste landscape with Director of Circular Fashion at Redress, Aurianne Ricquier, and presenter Marcy Trent Long.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week on Trash Talk, Marcy Trent Long speaks with Executive Director of Green Hospitality Lucia Loposova about this year’s Green Conference happening tomorrow.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Disposable Water Containers Showoff, Dana Winograd
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Before going on a short break, Marcy Trent Long speaks with Dana Winograd from Plastic Free Seas, our behind the scenes partner in the show. She shares with us about why buying water in plastic bottles could be better than buying it in liquid cartons.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Did you know that the Wanchai Recycling Center is award-winning? Ruby Hung from the Environmental Protection Department shares with Marcy Trent Long its design concepts and aims.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Waste Outlook for 2022 21-2-2022
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Helga Vanthournout from Wealth of Flows Consulting goes on Trash Talk today to look back on the Hong Kong waste scene in the past few years with Marcy Trent Long.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Baguio CEO Phyllis Ng comes onto Trash Talk today to share with Marcy Trent Long their new biotechnology project involving black soldier fly larvae and chicken waste in Hong Kong.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Executive Director Wander Meijer from the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden goes on to Trash Talk this week to speak to Marcy Trent Long about their animal rescue efforts in Hong Kong, as well as their other initiatives to support the environment.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week on Trash Talk, Marcy Trent Long speaks to Agnes Mg, Senior Digital Marketing Manager of fashion brand Save The Duck, about their recycled polyester down jackets and their other sustainable initiatives as a fashion brand.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Recycling centres in public markets 24-1-2022
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District councillor Paul Zimmerman is on Trash Talk today, looking at the idea of recycling centres being located in public markets.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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What if there was another solution to office relocation and renovation? Pamela Hinton and Cosmo Lo from Sustainable Office Solutions tell Marcy Trent Long about their efforts to reduce office furniture waste, on this week’s ‘Trash Talk’.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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Hong Kong’s yard waste facility is celebrating its fifth year in Hong Kong. Marcy Trent Long speaks with EPD Senior Environmental Protection Officer Keith Lai about how the facility works.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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This week on Trash Talk, EcoDriveHK co-founder Angela Chang Matsuzawa shares with Marcy Trent Long a few eco-friendly gift ideas for the upcoming festive season.By Radio Television Hong Kong
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