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🏗️ Hong Kong Turns Tunnel Rock Into New Land & Neighborhoods

Instead of becoming waste, millions of cubic meters of rock from tunnel and construction excavations in Hong Kong have been repurposed as fill to create new land and infrastructure over the sea, easing space shortages in the densely populated city.

Space challenge: Hong Kong faces severe land scarcity due to population density and geography.

Rock reuse: Excavated rock is reused in landfill and reclamation projects, turning “waste” into usable land.

Sustainable shift: Hong Kong manages construction waste by recycling, sorting and reusing over 90% of inert materials in reclamation and site formation.

Expert Insight: Reusing construction excavations reduces landfill pressure and supports essential expansion in one of the world’s most land-constrained cities.

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