Drink Without Waste is an initiative led by the Single-Use Beverage Packaging Working Group, a broad coalition of stakeholders focused on reducing waste from beverage consumption.

Public Water Dispensers

In 2025, including those in government and private facilities
Plastics Bottles Recovered from Subsidy Schemes

In August, 2026

Since November, 2019
Liquid Cartons Recovered

In January,2026

Since November, 2019

50 %

OF BEVERAGE PACKAGING WILL BE RECOVERED IN HONG KONG UNDER THE FUTURE PRS

WHY DRINK WITHOUT WASTE?

In September 2017, local NGOs together with Hong Kong’s leading beverage producers and bottlers, representing nearly half of bottled water and soft drinks sold in Hong Kong, joined major retailers and the waste industry to form the Single-Use Beverage Packaging Working Group.

We work together on strategies and actions to significantly reduce waste from beverage consumption arriving at our landfills and polluting our environment.

Globally, plastic production has grown faster than any other material. Today, over 80% of the packaging used for beverages end up as waste in Hong Kong’s landfills. Millions of tons of plastic waste end up in our oceans, littering our beaches, suffocating marine life and contaminating our seafood.

80

OVER60 %

OF BEVERAGE PACKAGING
ENDS UP AS WASTE IN HONG KONG’S LANDFILLS

FOUR STRATEGIES TO REDUCE WASTE

We can create a circular economy for beverage packaging, if we all commit to reduce, redesign, recover and recycle. For more details, click each strategy below.

Keep your recyclables clean and separate, join Drink Without Waste today.