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Introduction Did you know that in Hong Kong we dump around 170 tonnes of clothes in our landfills every day, equivalent to around 1.2 million t-shirts? There’s no getting away from it, the fashion industry is hugely polluting. Redress is a pioneering Hong Kong environmental charity with a mission to educate and empower the fashion industry and consumers to reduce clothings negative environmental impact by shifting to circular solutions. One of the ways they do this is by increasing the re-sale, re-use and recycling of clothing. Through Redress’ Clothing Takeback Programme, we collect unwanted clothing from Hong Kongers, and then […]

Tai Mong Tsai Mangrove Ecological Guided Tour Funded by: The Environment and Conservation Fund Organised by: The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, Camps Unit Supporting Organizations: The Outdoor Ecological Education Association of Hong Kong World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong Registration: Open to members of easymember.hk   Content: This is an educational activity under the “Environment and Conservation Fund Nature-based Tai Mong Tsai Biodiversity Promotion Programme” funded by the Environment and Conservation Fund. It provides an eco-tour of the mangrove forest adjacent to the HKFYG Jockey Club Sai Kung Outdoor Training Camp to promote biodiversity awareness to the […]

The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Sustainability Unit has once again partnered with Redress to conduct a used clothing recycling campaign in May, with the theme “Your Clothes, Our Planet”. The campaign aims to invite consumers to re-examine the relationship between themselves, their clothes, and the environment, and together change their attitudes and habits towards clothing consumption. Collection Dates: May 6 to 26, 2024 Collection Location: Café 21 on the ground floor of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Building Items Collected: Men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing, accessories (such as bags, scarves, hats, and jewelry: necklaces, bracelets)   […]

In celebration of “World Earth Day”, and sponsored by ICBC (Asia) Charitable Foundation, the Sustainability Unit of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups will be hosting a “Tree Planting Experience” event on April 13, 2024. The aim is to raise public awareness about environmental protection and call on everyone to work together to protect our planet’s resources. On the day of the event, corporate volunteers and youth participants will come together at the Lamma Youth Camp to actively engage in tree planting. Everyone will enthusiastically participate, learning how to plant and care for trees, and understanding the importance of […]

To promote youth engagement in achieving carbon reduction goals, the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, in collaboration with the ICBC (Asia) Charitable Foundation (“ICBC”), hosted the “Youth Decarbonisation Platform – Sai Kung Beach Cleanup” on November 16 (Saturday) in Sai Kung. This event encouraged young people to practice carbon reduction behaviors in their daily lives and actively participate in protecting our natural environment. The event attracted more than 100 students from primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, along with members from ICBC. Participants cleaned up Sai Kung Beach and the first section of the MacLehose Trail (from Pak Tam Chung […]