Fortune Malls has rolled out a suite of recycling initiatives. Smart Recycling Bins, provided by the Environmental Protection Department, were installed across the malls in March 2025 and have since collected 5.40 tonnes of metal, 15.79 tonnes of plastic, 22.84 tonnes of paper, and 1.23 tonnes of glass. These efforts are further supported by Reverse Vending Machines funded by the Recycling Fund, along with in‑mall recycling bins, which together have collected an additional 4.76 tonnes of metal, 10.07 tonnes of plastic, 420.69 tonnes of paper, and 13.36 tonnes of glass. In total, these initiatives recovered 443.53 tonnes of paper, 25.86 tonnes of plastic, 14.59 tonnes of glass, and 10.16 tonnes of metal during the Reporting Year, resulting in the avoidance of approximately 436 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.

For food waste, a food waste collection initiative is available at nine Fortune Malls and a food waste pretreatment system was installed at two Fortune Malls. This is supported by other food waste reduction initiatives including the collection of surplus food using Food Angel’s Smart Food Donation Machine, the donation of fresh produce from the Fortune City One Wet Market, the installation of food waste compost machines in two of its malls. Collectively, a total of 354.2 tonnes of food waste was collected during the Reporting Year through these initiatives, equivalent to avoiding about 181 tonnes of GHG emissions.

Tackling Food Waste

Hong Kong is currently grappling with a significant food waste challenge, with discarded food from restaurants and wet markets accounting for approximately 30% of landfill content. Beyond straining the city’s limited landfill capacity, decomposing food waste emits methane—a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide in driving climate change. To tackle this issue, the Environmental Protection Department unveiled its Food Waste Management Strategy. This strategy involves reduction at source, food donation, food waste collection and recycling at facilities.

In alignment with this strategy, Fortune REIT launched a food waste collection initiative nine Fortune Malls. In 2025, with the strong tenant collaboration and participation, 347.8 tonnes of food waste was collected, equivalent to avoiding about 177.9 tonnes of GHG emissions.

To support the initiative, the Property Manager educated tenants on how to sort food waste and rolled out tenant recycling stations with dedicated food waste bins. By sorting their food waste, tenants could also save on municipal solid waste disposal fees. The collected food waste will be transformed into energy at O-PARK1, which is a renewable energy generation plant which turns waste into energy. It is the first organic resources recovery centre in Hong Kong which adopts anaerobic digestion technology to convert food waste into biogas for electricity generation. The residue by-product from this process can be produced as compost for landscaping and agricultural use.

This case study serves as an example of how Fortune Malls utilises its platform to promote sustainable practices, actively collaborating with tenants to create a greener future.