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Peach Blossoms/Poon Choi Pot/Chinese New Year Food/Festive Citrus Recycling - A Comprehensive Guide with Locations and Methods
 2025年02月07日

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Every Chinese New Year, many people eat Poon Choi and buy New Year flowers, creating a festive atmosphere and good luck. However, after the New Year, the large "Poon Choi Pots" and New Year flowers take up a lot of space at home. This time, we introduce Poon Choi Pot and New Year flower recycling activities, as well as New Year food recycling activities, to share good luck with the underprivileged and bring more blessings to yourself. See the details below! 

Chinese New Year Pastry / Poon Choi Pot / Red Packet Recycling!
 2025年02月06日

A List of Recycling Locations / Methods for 7 Major Organizations in Hong Kong 

Weekend Weekly Feb 5, 2025 

Chinese New Year Pastry / Poon Choi Pot / Red Packet Recycling|Every year after the Lunar New Year, a large number of Chinese New Year items that cannot be processed immediately appear throughout Hong Kong, including food, gift boxes, Poon Choi pots, red packets, etc. In order to reduce waste and protect the environment, many organizations and individuals have launched recycling and reuse campaigns. Here is a list of recycling locations and methods for 7 major organizations in Hong Kong. See details! 

Hong Kong United – After the Chinese New Year, recycle festive food
 2025年02月05日

Hong Kong United – After the Chinese New Year, recycle festive food, gift boxes, and even festive citrus and flower plants to contribute to protecting the Earth! 

Donations of New Year food are welcome during the Chinese New Year
 2025年02月04日

The Food Commons@Shatin project funded by the Environment and Conservation Fund welcomes donations of Chinese New Year food from all walks of life. Today we were interviewed by RTHK Radio 31's "Hong Kong United". The show will be aired at 6:30 pm today.

During the interview, Mr. Leung Kam-tim, deputy convener of the Food Commons Foundation, shared that Chinese New Year foods are generally candies, biscuits, etc. that people give as gifts during the Chinese New Year. As long as the food is brand new and unopened and has not passed the best-before date, we welcome donations after the Chinese New Year. Since we are close to a public housing estate, the food will mainly be shared with grassroots residents and neighbors, especially the elderly living alone. These Chinese New Year foods are very popular, so when we receive them, we will ask them to come and pick them up, or we will deliver them to their homes.

6 major organizations recycle Chinese New Year food / Red Packet recycling locations and methods
 2025年02月03日

During the Lunar New Year, many families end up with leftover red packets and uneaten festive foods. Instead of storing them at home or throwing them away, they can be recycled to help those in need! This year, several environmental organizations are hosting recycling activities for festive gift boxes and red packets, setting up collection points across Hong Kong for the convenience of citizens. Below is a list of 6 major Chinese New Year gifts and red packets recycling locations and methods, so that we can all build a green New Year together!

Increase resources to support food recovery and charitable donations
 2025年01月21日

Increase resources to support food recovery and charitable donations 

The Food Commons Foundation has submitted recommendations for the 2025/26 fiscal budget public consultation, focusing on creating a sustainable society through enhanced support for food recovery and charitable donations. The suggestions aim to address current economic challenges, reduce food waste, and raise public awareness about the importance of food conservation.

During the Major Cold period, what is good to eat?
 2025年01月20日

Today (January 20, 2025) marks the last of the twenty-four solar terms, "Major Cold," indicating that the weather is at its coldest. During this period, it is beneficial to consume dishes made from the following vegetables:

Nutritional Drinks Shared with Others
 2025年01月17日

On Wednesday evening, we received a donation from a citizen of 30 nutritional drinks, which expire in May and September. We immediately shared these, along with sandwiches and bread collected, with those in need, including the homeless, scavengers, and elderly individuals.

Food Recovery Fun for Families
 2025年01月14日

At the beginning of January, the Food Commons Foundation took a group of children to Tai Wai Market to experience food recovery by collecting leftover vegetables. From pushing carts to gathering produce and sorting it, the children were hands-on and fully engaged in every step, with plenty of help from their parents. Some children were even unhappy when the activity ended, and families expressed their desire to participate again! 

Food Conservation Action in Tsim Sha Tsui / Sham Shui Po
 2025年01月10日

The Food Commons Foundation connected a vegetarian restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui with the Angel Valley volunteer team, collecting 34 meal boxes tonight to share the vegetarian buffet with 34 individuals in need in the Sham Shui Po district, including the homeless, low-income individuals, and cleaners. 

We thank the restaurant for their donation and the volunteers for their efforts in purchasing food boxes, saving 17 kilograms of food. Together, we are working to conserve food and help others.

Our Work

Promote the concept of saving food and helping people, develop a community surplus food sharing network.

Educate the public to reduce waste, cherish food, promote the concept of sharing leftover food in the community.

In response to social conditions, propose food wise and waste reduction policy initiatives.

Our Mission
Supporting Communities

To reduce food waste by supporting communities to establish their own food recycling and re-distribution networks

Initiative

To initiate the different district of Hong Kong to develop a multi-disciplinary mechanism, dealing with the problem of leftover food based on individual expertise and responsibilities

Green Jobs

Strengthen the community's role to create green jobs

Food Sharing

Share quality surplus food with those in need

11,275,709.06KG
Total Amount Of Food Recovered
9,905,540Times
Beneficiary
Cherish food and reduce waste

Without your support, our food recycling and sharing work cannot continue. Your support allows us to achieve the goals of avoiding food-wastage, protecting the environment, helping people in need, creating green employment as well as strengthening the network of the communities. 

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