“Smart HoHoSkips” Self-recycling
Rules for Users
- Segregate construction waste into inert and non-inert waste correctly in advance.
- * Inert construction waste includes rock, rubble, boulder, earth, soil, sand, concrete, asphalt, brick, tile, masonry or used bentonite
- * Non-inert construction waste includes bamboo, wood, plants, glass, packing waste, and other organic and metallic materials
- Put loose or fragmented construction waste in bags, which must be tied securely before using the service.
- If construction waste contains sharp objects (e.g., boards with nails, large shards of broken glass), please pre-treat such wastes, such as removing or hammering-flat the nails and breaking the glass into finer pieces, to minimize the risk of injuring waste sorters.
- Construction waste should not contain any liquid wastes, such as paints that are still in liquid form.
- Please divide the construction wastes into multiple bags for easier handling. Each bag should not exceed 25 kg to minimize the risk of injury during handling. Additionally, bags should not be overfilled (suggest to fill up to half to two-thirds of the bag's capacity) to prevent bags tearing and polluting the surrounding environment.
- If the construction waste is mixed with inert and non-inert waste, it shall be deemed as non-inert construction waste for weighing, placement and payment.
- Follow on-screen instructions to weigh inert and non-inert waste separately, place them in the correct storage compartments, and complete payment. Users must close the storage compartment doors after placement.
- If the construction waste is too large (>2m) or heavy for weighing (>300kg), please follow the on-screen instructions to put the waste directly into the correct storage area. There is no need to weigh the waste. This waste will be regarded as weighted one tonne, and a one-time fixed charge will be charged for $71 for inert waste and $200 for non-inert waste.
- The entire collection service is completed after opening the storage door, weighing, placing construction waste, closing the door, paying and returning the used equipment to its original location.
- Each premises can only use the service up to three times per month.
- If a user cancels three registrations consecutively without valid reasons, the collector may temporarily suspend the user from making new registrations for up to three months.
- The contract value of the involved project must be less than $1 million to use the service. Otherwise, the contractor is required by the law to open a billing account for the contract for disposal at government waste disposal facilities and shall dispose of the construction waste themselves.
- The self-recycling facilities receive construction waste only. If only furniture is to be disposed of, members of the public should dispose of it to the public refuse collection points managed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department for disposal.
