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Waste Management

Link is committed to reducing waste from tenant operations, shoppers, and construction/renovation.

We work closely with stakeholders to identify opportunities to reduce waste generation across our value chain. With a large shopping centre and fresh market portfolio, we are particularly focused on engaging with our tenants and shoppers to reduce waste to landfills through waste diversion and recycling. We also continue exploring on phasing out the use of single-use plastics.

We support transition to a circular economy and target to increase recovery and recycling of waste, minimising waste transferred to landfill. Our largest waste diversion programme is in organic waste, since we have identified this to be one of the most significant waste categories for our portfolio, particularly at our fresh markets. We will continue to improve and scale up our waste recovery/recycling efforts to improve measurement, increase efficiency to contribute to greater waste diversion rate from landfill.

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>50% general waste recovered/ recycled by 2035

On Track

Zero organic waste to landfill

On Track

Reduce single use plastics generated in Link’s premises

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How We Deliver

Waste Reduction
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Tenants

We require our tenants to reduce waste during fit-out, reinstatement and operations. Where possible, we encourage incoming tenants to utilise existing fit-out elements from previous tenants, thereby reducing wastage. We recommend that tenants consider using recycled materials for their fit-out and to avoid excessive packaging in their operations. We also regularly interact with our tenants to discuss and share best practices for waste reduction, including reduction of single-use plastics and food waste.

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Shoppers

We strive to reduce single-use plastics by providing alternative solutions for our shoppers. Efforts include piloting the use of biodegradable cassava bags at our fresh markets and a bring-your-own-box campaign at selected food outlets in our portfolio. We have ceased distribution of single-use plastic umbrella bags across our Hong Kong retail and expanded this practice to three Mainland China retail properties, Link CentralWalk, Link Plaza ∙ Guangzhou and Link Plaza Tianhe in March 2023. To support this change, we added physical amenities such as eco-friendly umbrella dryers and blower fans, increased cleaning capacity, and launched an educational campaign for our shoppers.

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Construction/ Renovation

In our development and asset enhancement projects, we adopt sustainable materials and methods to reduce material wastage and the use of natural resources, partnering with contractors to reduce construction waste materials.

Waste Recovery/ Recycling

All our tenants are required to comply with responsible waste management practices, and we encourage and support them to conduct waste separation and recycling during fit-out, reinstatement, and daily operations. We also work closely with them to divert waste from landfill and have initiated programmes to divert organic waste, plastics, metal, paper/cardboard, and glass from landfill.

We also work with the Environmental Protection Department in Hong Kong to expand our organic waste collection initiative to more fresh markets. Organic waste collected from our market tenants is delivered to O∙Park in Hong Kong for energy generation.

We provide recycling bins (paper, metals, and plastics) in the public areas of our shopping centres, encouraging shoppers to recycle. To further engage and encourage the community to recycle, we have installed plastic bottle reverse vending machines (RVMs) in our Hong Kong retail properties that reward recyclers for every bottle deposited. We also support the collection of other recyclables, such as glass bottles and used clothes, as well as lai see packets during Chinese New Year period.

Food Waste Diversion Journey

  2013/2014 2017/2018 2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023  

Surplus Food Donation

We started surplus food donations in fresh markets – pilot

Expanded to include surplus food donations in shopping centres – food donation boxes

       
  • 1 NGO
  • 0.5 tonnes donated
  • 1 fresh market
  • 7 NGOs
  • 151 tonnes donated
  • 54 properties
 
  • 5 NGOs
  • 176 tonnes donated 
  • 58 properties
  • 5 NGOs
  • 161 tonnes donated 
  • 58 properties
 

Organic Waste to Energy Programme

   

Commenced Organic Waste to Energy Programme

Expanded the programme to more markets and commenced collaboration with food and beverage tenants

Expanded the programme to more markets and collaborated with food and beverage tenants

 
   
  • 1,132 tonnes
  • 21 fresh markets
  • 966 tonnes
  • 33 fresh markets
  • 1,491 tonnes
  • 36 fresh markets and adjacent retail mail
 

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