A truck unloads garbage at a landfill at Tseung Kwan O district in Hong Kong, China June 9, 2017. Picture taken June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
HONG KONG (Reuters) - From syringes and television sets strewn on its beaches to brimming landfills, Hong Kong is struggling to keep pace with a growing waste problem in one of the world's most densely populated cities.
Landfills in the global financial hub of 7 million people are nearly full as the volume of waste rises for a fifth straight year and recycling lags behind other Asian cities.
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