Petition urges gov’t to halt use of ‘plastic wood’ steps and railings on Lantau’s hiking trails
Hikers, trail runners and nature lovers are petitioning the government to halt a “disastrous” use of plastic in the construction of countryside trails. The authorities, in turn, have insisted that wood plastic composite (WPC) is environmentally-friendly. Petition signatories stated they were “astonished” to see that a plan for Lantau Island’s new, 100 kilometre round-the-island trail, involved the use of “massive amounts” of WPC for step frames and railings. “Plastic wood is a synthetic composite material made of plastic and wood chips. It is by no means environmentally friendly and applying i...