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Objective
The Wastewi$e Label is a recognition scheme established to encourage Hong Kong businesses / organizations in adopting measures to reduce the amount of waste generated within their establishments or generated through the services and products they provide; and recognize the waste reduction efforts of those companies.
Criteria
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Class of Good
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- Achieved at least 3 new goals per year covering at least 2 measuring categories.
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Class of Excellence
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- Accumulation of 9 goals or more covering at least 2 measuring categories; and
- Achieved at least 1 new goal* in each subsequent year from any of the measuring categories.
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Measuring Categories
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- Waste Avoidance & Reduction Measures - activities that prevent or reduce waste generation in daily operations or reuse materials by themselves or others;
- Collection & Recycling of Recyclable Materials - activities that include collecting recyclable materials that would otherwise be considered waste, and subsequently sent to sorting and processing facilities to turn recyclables into raw materials; and
- Purchase or Manufacture of Recycled Products - activities such as procurement of products/goods with recycled content, or manufacture of products from recycled materials.
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| * A new goal can be: |
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a goal within the Wastewi$e member's business operation; or |
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a goal on motivating and supporting one of its business partners (e.g. suppliers) to join and successfully obtain at least the "Class of Good" Wastewi$e Label. |
Participation Status#
As of 30 June 2010, there are 1,153 active participants of the Wastewi$e Label. They come from a wide range of sectors such as construction, property management, utilities, manufacturing, transport and logistics, hotels, engineering services, universities, schools and education services, hospitals,financial services etc.
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Categories
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No. of Active Participants
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Banking /Insurance/Financial
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37
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Construction
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56
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Engineering & Technical Services
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14
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Hospitals
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24
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Hotels/Hostels
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9
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Manufacturing
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30
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Property Management
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792
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Retail and Trading
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48
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Transport and Logistics
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28
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Universities, Schools and Education Services
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11
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Others
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104
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Total
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1,153
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#Remark: Cumulative data since the establishment of the Wastewi$e Scheme in 1999.
Wastewi$e Label Awardees
The cumulative numbers of "Class of Good" Wastewi$e Label and "Class of Excellence" Wastewi$e Label awardees are 462 and 698 respectively.
Wastewi$e Label Awardees (As of 30 June 2010)
Table showing the Achievements of Waste Reduction, Recycling and Procuring Recycled Products by the Wastewi$e Label Awardees (As of 31 March 2010)
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Categories
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Aspects Impoved
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Materials
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Paper
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Metal
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Plastics
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Others
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Paper2
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Aluminium cans
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Other
types
of
metals
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Plastics3
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Toner
cartridges
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Batteries
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Computers /
accessories
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(tonnes)
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(tonnes)
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(tonnes)
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(tonnes)
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(pieces)
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(pieces)
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(pieces)
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Construction
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Waste
Reduction
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52.01
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-
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21,828.17
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5.04
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13
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37,213
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815
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Recycling
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241.40
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6.57
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10,388.29
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12.81
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7,934
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227
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505
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Procurement
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14.70
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-
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122.30
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2.90
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77
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-
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-
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Property
Management
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Waste
Reduction
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157.89
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-
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33.84
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264.77
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411.8
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57,982
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981
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Recycling
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59,121.30
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2,159.83
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814.73
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2,396.96
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46,606
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30,436
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30,113
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Procurement
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138.06
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-
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-
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18.02
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462
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-
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-
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Utilities
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Waste
Reduction
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116.47
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-
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29.10
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54.88
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-
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50,391
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1743
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Recycling
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360.11
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0.09
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2,805.00
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27.92
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4321
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1,353
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1,837
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Procurement
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52.52
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-
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-
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-
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1,837
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-
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-
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Hotel
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Waste
Reduction
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45.20
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-
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0.16
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3.20
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-
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1,984
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3,218
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Recycling
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814.45
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8.08
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7.03
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50.69
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1,263
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-
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1,425
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Procurement
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15.15
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-
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-
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758
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-
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-
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Hospitals
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Waste
Reduction
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66.81
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-
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0.15
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2.47
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-
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-
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755
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Recycling
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3,161.30
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11.73
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70.35
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188.31
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15,639
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2,965
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1,826
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Procurement
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291.23
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-
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-
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0.15
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10,957
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-
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-
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Miscellaneous1
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Waste
Reduction
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647.93
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0.02
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22.47
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192.11
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276
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31,278
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2,587
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Recycling
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103,344.55
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1,603.64
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6657.11
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2,703.90
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68,399
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7,781
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11,328
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Procurement
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1,324.85
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-
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-
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137.51
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13,858
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-
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-
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Total
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Waste
Reduction
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1,086.31
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0.02
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21,913.89
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522.47
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701
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178,848
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10,099
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Recycling
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167,043.10
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3,789.93
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20,742.78
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5,380.60
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144,162
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42,762
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47,034
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Procurement
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1,836.51
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-
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122.30
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158.58
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27,949
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-
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-
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The Category " Miscellaneous" includes government departments, manufacturing industries, engineering & technical services, schools and insurance companies. |
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2.
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The Category "Paper" includes office paper, corrugated carton, newspaper, toilet tissue and box file. |
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3.
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The Category "Plastics" includes PET bottles, HDPE containers and moulding waste. |
Guidelines for the Use of Labels
Guidelines for the Use of Wastewi$e Label
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Wastewi$e Label
