Business Insider6y
Singapore's waste-to-energy system solved their garbage problem
An curved arrow pointing right. Singapore is a 279-square-mile island, which means open space is a precious rarity. To combat growing landfills, the country instituted a waste-to-energy system in ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore1y
Commentary: How to boost Singapore’s recycling rates? Improving last-mile delivery is key
Between 2012 and 2018, Singapore’s domestic recycling rate was 19 per cent and 22 per cent respectively. Compared to 2021, 0.04 million tonnes more domestic waste was collected in 2022.
Business Insider India6y
How Singapore solved garbage disposal
Singapore is a 279-square-mile island, which means open space is a precious rarity. To combat growing landfills, the country instituted a waste-to-energy system in the late 1970s. It generates ...
Business Times5d
Singapore’s solar energy deployment on track to meet Green Plan targets, but waste to landfill reduction lags
Singapore’s Green Plan targets include deploying 1.5 GWp of solar energy by 2025, as well as reducing the waste to landfill by 20 per cent by 2026, and 30 per cent by 2030. Baey attributed stagnation ...
The Straits Times8d
Improper disposal of bulky items, renovation debris choke HDB estates’ auto waste systems
SINGAPORE – When a new automated waste system was installed in his Housing Board estate in Teck Ghee about a year ago, Mr Tan Wee Boon thought the noise caused occasionally by large rubbish bins ...