We-recycle@School Activity
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Introduction
The Environmental Protection Department (EPD), through the Education Bureau, has invited all primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong to participate in the “We-recycle@School” Activity (“the Activity”) since 1 March 2024. This Activity aims to enhance students’ understanding of waste reduction and recycling and community recycling facilities. Students are also encouraged to actively practise waste separation and recycling with their families in their daily lives. The EPD will provide a series of education and promotion activities, school recycling support and competitions to cultivate green and low-carbon lifestyle in schools.
Objectives
- Enhance students’ knowledge of waste reduction and recycling
- Familiarise students with, and make better use of school and community recycling facilities
- Encourage students to share relevant knowledge with their families, and to practise waste reduction and low-carbon lifestyle
Eligibility and Participation Method
- Eligibility : All primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong
- Enrolment period of “We-recycle@School” Activity : All year round
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Competition period : 1 October 2024 - 31 May 2025
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Participation method:
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Step 1 - Participate in “We-recycle@School” Activity: Schools interested in “We-recycle@School” Activity may complete the e-reply slip and submit it to the EPD. A confirmation email will be sent within 10 working days upon receiving your application with the contact of the dedicated Green Outreach Team member. All participating schools will receive an e-certificate of appreciation. Schools that have successfully enrolled in the Activity in the 2023/24 school year are not required to register again, and they can receive the support and participate in the competitions under this Activity.
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Step 2 - Apply for Environmental Education Activities and Support: Schools can apply to the dedicated Green Outreach Team member for various environmental education activities under “Becoming Campus Recycling Expert” via email or phone.
- Step 3 - Participate in the competitions organised in the 2024/25 school year: Participating schools can read the eligibilities and participation methods of the competitions, and submit applications via online forms within the competition period.
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Step 1 - Participate in “We-recycle@School” Activity: Schools interested in “We-recycle@School” Activity may complete the e-reply slip and submit it to the EPD. A confirmation email will be sent within 10 working days upon receiving your application with the contact of the dedicated Green Outreach Team member. All participating schools will receive an e-certificate of appreciation. Schools that have successfully enrolled in the Activity in the 2023/24 school year are not required to register again, and they can receive the support and participate in the competitions under this Activity.
Core Activities
| Activity | Description |
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| Stage I - Learning and Cultivating Waste Reduction and Recycling Habits | |
| Becoming Campus Recycling Expert | Schools can make use of the teaching resources, activities and recycling support to enhance students' knowledge on waste reduction and recycling, and community recycling support, with a view to equipping themselves to become recycling experts |
| Stage II - Practicing Waste Reduction and Recycling in Schools and Community | |
| Zero-waste Campus Recycling Challenge | Schools are invited to organise inter-class recycling competition by their own to allow students to practise source separation and actively recycle unavoidable waste in action |
| Green Campus Transformation | Schools should guide students to use their creativity to beautify their campus recycling facilities, with a view to enhancing their sense of responsibility on waste reduction and recycling |
| “SGREEN” Inter-school Recycling Competition | “We-recycle@School” collaborates with “Ocean Park Conservation Alliance” to carry out an inter-school recycling competition. Apart from encouraging students to practise clean recycling actively in schools, we would like them to bring relevant message to their family members and the communities, and invite their family members to visit “GREEN@COMMUNITY” recycling facilities to practise clean recycling |
Awards
The EPD and the Ocean Park Hong Kong organised “SGREEN x We-recycle@School Competitions Award Ceremony” on 5 July 2025 to commend schools, students and families for their outstanding performance in waste reduction and recycling in the 2024/25 school year.