Regulated electrical equipment that has been abandoned will become "e-waste". The detailed definition of e-waste is set out in section 2 of the Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354), as follows –
E-waste means any electrical equipment or electronic equipment that, judging by its appearance, is an item set out in column 2 of Schedule 6 to the Product Eco-responsibility Ordinance (Cap. 603) and has been abandoned.
Licensee
Address of Facility
Types of e-waste Covered
ALBA Integrated Waste Solutions (Hong Kong) Limited
Lots P2, P3 and P4 of EcoPark, 133 Lung Mun Road, Tuen Mun, N.T.
Storage, treatment, reprocessing or recycling: Air conditioner, Refrigerator, Washing machine, Television, Computer, Printer, Scanner, Monitor
Chiho Eco Protection Limited
G/F, 48 Wang Lok Street, Yuen Long Industrial Estate, Yuen Long, N.T.
Storage, treatment, reprocessing or recycling: Washing machine, Computer (desktop), Printer
E.Tech Management (HK) Limited
EP11-01(5), EcoPark Phase 2, 133 Lung Mun Road, Tuen Mun, N.T.
Storage, treatment, reprocessing or recycling: Computer (desktop and tablet), Scanner, Printer
Li Tong (H.K.) Telecom Company Limited
6th Floor, Block 2, Goodman Tuen Mun Distribution Centre, 3A Hung Cheung Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories
Storage, treatment, reprocessing or recycling: Television (flat-panel display), Computer, Printer, Scanner, Monitor (flat-panel display)
Tong Shing Technology Company
Unit 902, Block 3 Tin’s Centre, 3 Hung Cheung Road, Tuen Mun, N.T.
Storage, treatment, reprocessing or recycling: Computer (desktop)
Vannex International Limited
B1-B13, G/F, Jumbo Plaza, 6 Choi Fai Street, Sheung Shui, N.T.
Storage, treatment, reprocessing or recycling: Television (flat-panel display), Computer (desktop and notebook), Scanner, Printer, Monitor (flat-panel display)
Wing Kai Destruction & Recycle Co.
No.6, Ping Fuk Lane, Ping Shan, Yuen Long, N.T.
Storage, treatment, reprocessing or recycling: Computer (desktop and notebook), Monitor (flat-panel display)
The disposal licensing control, import and export permit control and landfill disposal ban in respect of e-waste will commence on December 31, 2018. By then, any person who is engaged in the storage, treatment, reprocessing or recycling of e-waste must obtain a waste disposal licence. A permit will be required for the import and export of e-waste. Please click here for details of the relevant licensing and permit control. Also, e-waste will no longer be accepted for disposal at the landfills and other designated waste disposal facilities (e.g. refuse transfer stations).
List of e-waste disposal licence holders (updated as at 29 November 2018)
Storage only: Air conditioner, Refrigerator, Television, Computer (notebook and tablet), Scanner, Monitor
Storage only: Air conditioner, Refrigerator, Washing machine, Television (flat-panel display), Computer(notebook), Monitor (flat-panel display)
Storage only: Air conditioner, Refrigerator, Washing machine, Television (cathode-ray tube display), Monitor (cathode-ray tube display)
Note: Under section 41(5) of the Product Eco-responsibility Ordinance (Cap. 603), the recycler under a removal service plan must hold a waste disposal licence under the Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354) that authorises the person to treat, reprocess or recycle e-waste.
