Hong Kong’s Citizens Find Another Reason to Mutiny

Trash disposal plan, years in the making, falls flat

Hong Kong has never been likely to be described by its greatest fans as a trailblazer in environmental protection. Its reputation in these matters won’t be improved by the announcement that a scheme for charging for rubbish disposal has been shelved, at least until next year.

The basic idea was simple: people would have to pay the government for plastic …