The Chemical Waste Treatment Facilities (CWTF) is the first and only integrated hazardous waste treatment facility in Hong Kong.
Being one of the most comprehensive and sophisticated hazardous waste treatment facilities in Asia, it is designed and operated according to very stringent international environmental and safety standards. It provides a cradle-to-grave solution for most of the land-based chemical waste generated in Hong Kong, disposal of clinical waste, as well as collection and treatment services for marine pollutants (MARPOL waste) generated from ocean-going vessels.
The CWTF is managed by a joint venture between Ecospace Ltd. and Kum Shing E& M Ltd. (EKJV) under a design-build-operate contract with EPD for a period of 15 years that commenced in December 2020. Ecospace Ltd. is wholly-owned by Veolia. Veolia provides useful and practical solutions for water, waste and energy management with the aim to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Veolia helps to develop access to resources, as well as preserve and replenish them. Ecospace has been involved with the CWTF since the 1990s.
Services provided by the CWTF include:
- Consultancy service
- Pre-acceptance tests
- Door-to-door collection
- Waste reception and verification
- Chemical waste treatment processes include incineration, physical/chemical treatment, oil/water separation, and stabilization
- Resource recycling and recovery
- In-process monitoring tests
- Clinical waste disposal
- Mercury waste treatment
- Emergency response services