Love Your Environment There will be over 10,000 participants, support team members and volunteers on the MacLehose Trail and relevant paths during the Oxfam Trailwalker event. To preserve wildlife and the natural environment, here are some low carbon living tips for you to consider: • No littering during practices and the actual event; bring your rubbish to urban areas for disposal; try your best to minimize waste. • Water is one of the most valuable planet resources; so please consume water responsibly. For example, do not use drinking water provided at the Check Points to wash your body or hair. • Both BPA-free and stainless steel bottles are safer and more reliable; they are always the recommended water containers instead of traditional plastic bottles. • Participants should be fully equipped for the Oxfam Trailwalker challenge. When selecting sportswear, always opt for products made with recycled materials. A lot of outdoor activities sportswear manufacturers are implementing the idea of environmental protection into their product designs; do ask for more information when making your purchase. • Nuts, cereals and soy products are ideal low carbon products, not only can they provide extra energy and amino acid, their proteins are also more suitable for human absorption. • Please use public transport to travel to Pak Tam Chung, Sai Kung. This could save money and reduce greenhouse emissions for a greener environment as well!
Special thanks to SGS for providing the above tips.
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How long does rubbish last? Cigarette butts
1 - 5 years
Woollen socks
1 - 5 years
Orange and banana peels
up to 2 years
Plastic bags
10 - 20 years
Nylon fabric
30 - 40 years
Tin cans
50 years
Aluminium cans
500 years
Glass bottles
1,000 years
Special Attention! To reduce the use of plastics, Oxfam Hong Kong will only provide bottled water for participants at CP1 (Sai Wan). At the Start Point, Finish Point and other CPs, drinking water will be available from water dispensers. Please make sure you have your own bottle / container for use on the trail. Energy food and energy bars will also be distributed. Our working personnel will mark the team number on the energy food packaging and the bottled water, and if the cleaning workers / volunteers find these items discarded on the trail, the team number and members’ names will be posted on the Oxfam Trailwalker website. Please take care of your belongings (including litter)!
Littering or spitting in public is an offence and the offender is liable to a fixed penalty of HK$1,500. A team photo will be taken by Oxfam Hong Kong at the Start Point for Police’s rescue action use (if necessary). 53