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Technical Visit to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Treatment and Recycling Facility (WEEETRF)
 


Date, time & venue

2018-04-14;8:30 a.m;Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Treatment and Recycling Facility

 

Technical Visit to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Treatment and Recycling Facility (WEEETRF)


Date, Assembly Time & Place

14 April 2018 (Saturday); 8:30 a.m.; assemble in front of 7-Eleven Shop, beside Exit F (To Fuk Road) of MTR Kowloon Tong Station, near the junction of Kent Road and True Light Lane, Kowloon Tong (return to Assembly Place at around 1:00 p.m, same day)


Programme Highlights

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Treatment and Recycling Facility (WEEETRF), located in the EcoPark in Tuen Mun, is a state-of-the-art e-waste facility in the region, developed in support of the producer responsibility scheme (PRS) on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) for better management of the e-waste generated from regulated electrical equipment in Hong Kong. Designed with a capacity of handling 30,000 tonnes of WEEE annually, the WEEETRF makes use of advanced technologies for necessary detoxification, dismantling and recycling processes, turning e-waste into reusable materials such as plastic and metals.

 

The visit will introduce the WEEE PRS and on-site visit to the exhibition room and viewing gallery for better understand the sustainable management of WEEE and witness the WEEE recycling process from delivery to treatment.


Registration & Enquiries

The number of participants will be limited to 25 and applicants will be served on a first-come-first-serve basis. Priority will be given to the members of Nuclear Division. For registration, please complete and return the Standard Reply Form to Ms YY KO via Email: nuclear@ne.hkie.org.hk by 3 March 2018. Successful applicants will be notified by email and will be charged a non-refundable amount of HK$50 each to cover the administration of the visit. Please be reminded to bring along valid HKIE membership card on the day for verification. For enquiries, please contact Ms YY KO at Tel: 2634 3744.

 

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Report

 

Technical visit to Technical Visit to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Treatment and Recycling Facility

Prepared By Mr. KL CHENG

A technical visit to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Treatment and Recycling Facility (WEEETRF) organized by Nuclear Division was held on 14 April 2018. The delegation with a total of 25 participating members was led by the Ordinary Member of Nuclear Division, Ms. Yani KO Yik-yan. They were warmly greeted by Ir Dr. Alain LAM Kwok-lun of the Environmental Protection Department upon arrival. The delegation was first led to the Multi-Purpose Room for a Technical Talk on the Producer Responsibility Scheme on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WPRS), the project background and the essential role of WEEETRF.

The members then visited the facilities of WEEETRF and were given an in-depth explanation on the treatment lines of WEEETRF. Those appliances in good condition will be first filtered and refurbished for donation to deserving needy families. The remaining e-waste will be dismantled to remove components inside the equipment, for example, compressors, cable, capacitors and coils, for recycling. Toxic substances, such as refrigerants, mercury-containing backlight of flat panels and leaded glass of cathode ray tube televisions will be extracted in a controlled environment and sent separately for proper treatment. The remaining recyclable components will then be shredded and sorted into different types of useful materials, such as metals and plastics for reuse as secondary raw materials.

In conclusion, the visit was very fruitful and of special interest to the members who had an insight into the new control of WPRS and the treatment lines of WEEETRF. On behalf of the Nuclear Division, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Environmental Protection Department and ALBA Integrated Waste Solutions (Hong Kong) Limited for arranging this visit to our members.


Photo Caption: Group Photo at the WEEETRF




 

 
         
 

 

 
 
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