Date: 6/9/2018
46 properties under the management of Urban Group supported Environmental Protection Department’s (‘EPD’) Chinese New Year Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (‘WEEE’) Recycling Collection Scheme and collected 1,300 pieces of WEEEs for recycling.
Urban Property Management Limited received a Silver Award for being one of the property management companies which contributed the most recyclable electronic waste for the recycling scheme. In addition to that, 3 properties under the management of Urban Group, including Sui Wo Court, received a Silver Award in the large-scale residential properties category, while Baguio Villa and Prime View Garden received the Silver and Copper Awards respectively in the medium-scale residential properties category.
Dr Edmond Cheng, Managing Director of Urban Group said, “We have collected 1,300 pieces of WEEEs in this recycling activity, including washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, televisions, computer products and small household appliances. They have been sent to the qualified WEEE recyclers in the EcoPark, which will turn them into raw materials after a series of detoxification, dismantling and recycling processes, thereby relieving the overload in the local landfills and preventing potential pollution caused by the chemical waste found in the WEEEs.”
“The Producer Responsibility Scheme on WEEE has gone into effect since 1st August 2018. The general public is no longer allowed to randomly discard their WEEEs. Urban Group would continuously help promote this Regulation to our stakeholders. In the long run, we believe this Scheme could increase the quantity of WEEEs, thereby achieving the purpose of reducing waste.” Dr Edmond Cheng added.
About Urban Group
Urban Group is one of the leading property assets and facility services companies in Hong Kong. Currently, the Group manages 345 projects territory-wide and is serving more than 1 million people in the territory. Major properties under its management include large residential estates such as Mei Foo Sun Chuen and City One Shatin; high end luxury residential buildings include Clovelly Court, Queen’s Terrace, Parc Palais and One Beacon Hill; commercial premises include New World Tower and the Grand Millennium Plaza; facilities such as the Hong Kong Science Park, Cyberport, the EcoPark, the Senior Staff Quarters of the University of Hong Kong, Victoria Shanghai Academy, The Link’s 38 carparks and over 50 properties under the Government Property Agency. The Group plays an active role in shouldering its corporate social responsibilities and its efforts in caring for the community have been well recognized over the years.
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