The implementation of the Hong Kong refuse levy has been postponed to 1 August, and members of the public can purchase designated bags and labels at retail outlets such as convenience stores, household goods stores and online platforms in Hong Kong from the 25th.
DAB Legislator Leung Hei took the lead in obtaining a full set of designated bags of different sizes, and measured putting 30kg of dumbbells into a 35-liter designated bag, and then pulling up the whole bag and volleying it for nearly a minute!
A QR code is printed on the bag to link to the EPD's website
Sing Tao reporters also saw that the green color of the designated bag is a solid color, and it is difficult to see the contents of the designated bag from the naked eye, and there is a QR code printed on the bag, which will be connected to the website of the Environmental Protection Department when scanned, and then enter the batch number of the barcode on the bag to check which batch the bag belongs to.
The logo of the Environmental Protection Department was also printed on the bag, and the words "plastic bag containing 20% recycled material" were also written, as well as the most recognizable "big ghost" doll.
DAB Legislative Council member Leung Hei took the lead in obtaining a full set of designated bags of different sizes and tested the quality. Liang Xi tried to put two 15kg dumbbells into a 35-liter designated bag, and then pulled up the whole bag vigorously, and concentrated the gravity for nearly a minute, and the designated bag was not worn or broken.
He said that the 9 designated bags ranging from 3 litres to 100 litres should be able to fit a bottle of drink at the thinnest, while the 35-litre designated bag itself is pre-loaded with about 7 kg of garbage.
A 100-litre bag can fit a chair
He also mentioned that the public has no concept of different liter sizes, and believes that the public will understand better when they can see and touch the real thing. He tried to fit a bag up to 100 litres into an office chair, and if he removed the wheels of the chair, he should be able to put it in the bag, while a normal massage cushion could be fully inserted, which could hold an object about 1 meter high.
Depending on the security features published by the authorities, including barcode, batch number and QR code, it may vary. Asked if he could immediately confirm the authenticity of the bag, Liang Xi said that this is a designated bag provided by the Environmental Protection Department that must be genuine, but admitted that it is indeed difficult to ask the public to carefully check the authenticity of each item, and reminded the public to at least recognize the EPD's logo, "I believe that the fake will not be printed so well", and if necessary, check whether the batch number really exists on the Internet.
He also mentioned that many years ago, the authorities had shown that they would apply laser stickers to designated bags, and suggested that the authorities should consider how to better enable the public to easily distinguish the authenticity of designated bags.