Campus Radio Broadcast

Hong Kong may be considered a gourmet's paradise but it's also becoming known as a city that wastes excessive amounts of food. According to the Environmental Protection Department, about 3,300 tonnes of food is thrown away daily. That means each person on average wastes about half-a-kilogram a day. 

Because food waste is non-recycable, it is dumped into our rapidly filling landfills. Along with the 9,300 tonnes of municipal rubbish produced every day, the city's landfills could reach capacity as soon as 2013. The government plans to build more incinerators but is facing opposition due to its hazardous effects.

While people can take immediate steps to reduce food waste, technology is helping to alleviate the problem. We meet two companies who have installed a 'GoMixer' machine that can almost magically churn left over food into water.

香港是美食天堂，但同時也製造出份量驚人的廚餘。根據環保署數據，香港每天製造的廚餘­高達3,300噸。換言之，每人每天平均製造半公斤廚餘。

由於廚餘無法循環再用，只能傾倒在堆填區；加上市內每天製造的9,300噸垃圾，預料­本港堆填區將於2013年飽和。港府計劃加建多個焚化爐，但因其對環境會產生不良影響­，故遭到外界反對。

要減少廚餘，除了市民自動自覺，科技也可以紓緩問題。有兩家公司便安裝了名為「GoM­ixer」的機器，可以將廚餘化成水