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Hong Kong’s green groups are alarmed by the large amount of plastic tossed out by hotels where travellers undergo compulsory quarantine. They want the authorities, hotels and even quarantined guests themselves to cut the use of plastic water bottles, disposable utensils, crockery, and toiletries, and to do more to recycle. However, some medical experts cautioned against sending items from quarantine hotel rooms into the community, citing the risk of spreading the coronavirus . Green Earth, a charity that has focused on plastic waste since 2016, estimated that at least 100 million such items have been used at quarantine hotels since...
