Quota: 25 (For Ethnic minorities and Chinese who lives, studies or works in the Sham Shui Po District)

The DIY workshops are Free of charge. The details are in the following:

Turning old clothings into hair band
Date: 22 July 2022 (Fri)
Time: 15:30-17:30

Turning old clothings into drinks take-out bag

Date: 19 August 2022 (Fri)
Time: 15:30-17:30

Registration: https://forms.gle/zghsUcg1YFB7Gx1x5

Remark: Participants should prepare a used cotton clothing, the teaching materials will be sent by local mail.

The teaching materials are in bilingual (Chinese and English) on a first come first served basis, while stocks last.

Successful applicants will receive confirmation email in 5 working days.

Green Sense will announce the updates of the workshop on the website; participants will also be informed by email or phone call.

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Turning old clothings into drinks take-out bag
Date: 11 August 2022 (Thu)
Time: 10:00-12:00
Venue: Hong Kong Christian Service
G/F, Un Lok House, Un Chau Estate, Shamshuipo, Kowloon
Quota: 10 (For Ethnic minorities and Chinese who lives, studies or works in the Sham Shui Po District)

Registration: https://bit.ly/3z63Z4I

Remark: Participants should prepare a used cotton clothing, the teaching materials will be distributed on that day. The teaching materials are in biliingual (Chinese and English).

Successful applicants will receive confirmation email in 5 working days
Green Sense will announce the updates of workshop on website; participant will also be informed by email or phone call.

Due to the improving pandemic situation, “Green Living in Yau Tsim Mong 2020″ will be resumed in late Sept. Green living education counters and green workshop will be organized in order to promote the importance of green living and educate people how to reduce waste at sources. This project is sponsored by Yau Tsim Mong District Council.

What are you waiting for? Let’s join the activities together!

Green Living education counters

Brief introduction about clean and proper recycling as well as waste reduction at sources will be provided. Handmade soap will be delivered to people who visits the counters. Besides, Yau Tsim Mong District’s residents can register for the green workshop at the counters too. Buy less over-packaging items and start living green!

Date: 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 30 Sept. 2020 (6 days)

Time: 2:30-5:30pm

Venue: Public pavement of Public Square Street outside Prosperous Garden, Yau Ma Tei

Green workshop

The green workshop aims at educating participants to cultivate the habit of upcycling. To join the workshop, please fill in the online registration form. Enrollment is on first-come-first-served basis.

Date: 7 Oct. 2020 (Wed)

Time: 2:30-4:30pm

Venue: Classroom, 3/F, Henry G Leong Yau Ma Tei Community Centre, Yau Ma Tei

Capacity: 20# (or align with the public gathering limit)

Fee: $20

Theme: Organic Gardening Workshop

Foods we find in markets nowadays are often loaded with pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. Negative impacts include its damage on our health, as well as its disruption against our natural environment. As the pandemic stretches onwards, what better way to spend our time and ensure a healthy food source than organic gardening? Organic gardening is good for the environment as it requires no synthetic chemicals, and fully relies on the natural interactions between the plant and the natural environment. A greener and less waste alternative for gardening can put into action in this afternoon workshop!

ENROLL NOW http://bit.ly/YTMGS2020

For other enquiry, please contact Ms. Ho at 8100 4877.

#Event may be cancelled from the government’s restriction on social gatherings, worsening of the pandemic or other social incidents. Participants will be notified via email and phone if changes to events are made.

The first Action for Cleanup the Countryside have been successfully held on 6 May 2018. Green Sense fellows with 34 volunteers went to Po Toi Island to clean up the waste and carry out an ecotour at the same time. The main purpose of the event is to arouse the public concerns of plastic waste problems and increase their awareness of environmental protection. Moreover, it is important to introduce the biodiversity in Hong Kong to the public and to understand the importance of our countryside.

It was a sunny Sunday. All volunteers gathered at Blake Pier, Stanley. Before taking the ferry to Po Toi Island, our tour guide explained safety concerns and eco-friendly hiking etiquette.

After arrival, many of us can immediately felt the peace and comfort of the natural environment. We were refreshed! We passed through some old stores and a diesel-electric set. We experienced their simple and austere lifestyle.

After passing the areas of residents, we visited to Po Toi School. Some volunteers were eager to clear the rubbish on the path right away. Po Toi School is a building with historical value. It reflected how was the school life in the past. Although it has been abandoned for decades, its structure maintains and we can even peek at the classroom through a broken window.

Walking along the coast, we arrived the Po Toi Rock Carvings which constructed over 3000 years. It is one of the declared monuments in Hong Kong. It consists two parts: One group on the left consists of lines resembling, while the other on the right is composed of spirals in an interlocking arrangement. Many of us spent a lot of time in taking photos with the carve. We were amazed the crave stood in good shape.

Volunteers started to clean the island. They were separated into two groups: One going uphill cleaning hiking trail and and the other for the coastal area. Many garbage was buried in the bush as Po Toi Island is a famous place for camping. Moreover, a lot of disposables were left there. For example, foam boxes, disposable utensils, aluminium cans, plastic bags and even LPG cylinders! The most difficult part for us is to collect a considerable amount of the “foam balls” which were naturally grind into different sizes. Even though it was hard to collecting the rubbish in high temperature, we were devoted to do so. All of us are willing to do more to compensate for the environment, and to protect the Earth.

After cleaning the island for a whole day,  volunteers carried bags of waste and head to the pier after the waste audit. Plastic disposables account for the most. The amount of waste collected are shown below:

Fortunately, some tourists were touched by our action and some of them promised to reduce the waste and minimize the pollution in the future . Public education are exactly means to influence the community altogether . All of us should set an example for our next generation by taking action in environmental protection.

If you have missed the volunteer action in May, please enroll the next”Action for Cleanup the Countryside ” at Tung Chung Bay on 12th August. Please click https://goo.gl/rDKwVP for enrollment and information.