1. Recycle Shop (somewhere in mid-levels... Wellington St?) - sells a bunch of supposedly recycled products. We were rushing and I didn't have much time to browse / listen to the storekeeper, though I recall (i) curious round bags made from either old tyres or rubber tubing, (ii) bags that the owner said were made from old rice sacks, and (iii) bags that the owner said were made from old newspaper. While (i) seemed fine and I didnt manage to have a good look at (ii), (iii) used a thin layer of plasticised old newspaper (you could choose from either the Financial Times or another local HK daily) over what appeared to be a thick sheet of new PVC lining... which made me go away wondering whether the shop was selling essentially new / minimally recycled items, masquerading as faux recycled products.
2. Swire Coca-Cola reverse vending machine - I think this is part of the Swire Coca-Cola "Every Bottle Counts" programme where you get HK$0.10 (a token amount) for every plastic bottle you put in the machine (the bottle needs to be barcoded though).
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