Sustainability Report 2019/20

Reducing Waste To support Government’s waste-management plans, such as the ‘Hong Kong Blueprint for Sustainable Use of Resources 2013-2022’, and achieve sustainable waste management across our operations, we adhere to the three-tier approachwhich prioritizes waste avoidance over waste reduction and recovery. Recognizing that construction and demolition waste from our construction work and general waste produced from our properties are the major waste sources of the Group, we aim to go beyond compliance and ensure effective waste management practices are in place. Sanfield seeks opportunities to reduce waste and materials consumption at construction sites by purchasing raw materials in appropriate quantities and sizes, reducing errors during the construction stage, and adopting innovative building methods. We continue to deploy Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Precast Unit to streamline on-site construction processes, enhance productivity and quality management, and avoid waste generation due to abortive work. Realizing that massive quantities of sand and soil are excavated during the excavation stage, Sanfield explores ways to utilize and transfer qualified sand and soil to other suitable sites for backfilling, reclamation or other purposes. Whenever possible, the Group also reaffirms its commitment to reusing or recycling construction waste and materials through a wide range of measures. To better monitor and measure construction waste, Sanfield has made provision of recycling facilities compulsory for housekeeping inspection. Different materials are collected for recycling, including paper, cardboard, metals, aluminium, plastics and glass. To reuse and recycle construction materials in an effective way, we standardize dimensions of materials at designing and building stages, deliver unwanted materials to local recycling centres, and practise deconstruction instead of demolition. The Group also seeks to introduce measures of responsible consumption at our managed properties and shopping malls and encourages our tenants and customers to practice the same to minimize the amount of waste being sent to landfills. We promote recycling and collect recyclables beyond the three common types across our buildings and malls, and have installed reverse vending machines to encourage plastic bottle recycling. We also participate in Greeners Action’s Beverage Cartons Clean Recycling Pilot Programme by placing recycling bins at a number of our malls. Over 100 residential buildings, shopping malls, commercial and industrial buildings and Royal Park Hotel have signed the Environmental Protection Department’s Glass Container Recycling Charter to show their commitment to raising public awareness on glass container clean recycling and source separation. In addition, the Group has proactively responded to the Government’s ‘A Food Waste & Yard Waste Plan for Hong Kong 2014-2022’ since 2018 by promoting food waste separation and recycling at our properties. Selected hotels, shopping malls and residential properties have partnered with their restaurant tenants to send the collected food waste to the Organic Resources Recovery Centre for energy recovery. Park Central, in particular, has partnered with tenants and residents to promote and collect food waste for recycling at the EcoPark. Residential properties such as Metropolis Plaza further conduct waste audits for residents, aiming to effectively reduce household waste and food waste. For our other malls, including HomeSquare, we introduced food waste processing machines for restaurant tenants to collect and transform food waste into fertilizer which can then be used at the organic farm at the mall’s rooftop. • Shopping bag sharing stands at Millennium City 1, 2, 3 and 6 • Beverage cartons recycling bins at our malls including V city Value Created for The Environment Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited • Sustainability Report 2019/20 14