More waste produced in 2015, recycling rate also goes up [News]

More waste produced in 2015, recycling rate also goes up [News]

By Kenneth Cheng, TODAY, 16 Apr 2016

A growing population and rising affluence led to a rebound in the total amount of waste generated by the Republic, even as the recycling rate saw an uptick.

The country churned out 7.67 million tonnes of waste last year, a 2.1 per cent increase from the 7.51 million tonnes generated in 2014, according to figures released by the National Environment Agency (NEA).

The 2014 figure represented a 4.3 per cent dip from the amount of waste generated in 2013 — an anomalous decline amid a general upward trend in recent years.

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Source: TODAY

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