2008 Waste Statistics and Current Waste Situation in Singapore (Part Three) Continued from Part Two, which looks at the % composition by weight of the waste output, waste disposed and waste recycled in 2008. Just to recap, we concluded that the focus should be to achieve greater waste reduction in Paper/Cardboard, Plastics and Food Waste, as they are common in…
2008 Waste Statistics and Current Waste Situation in Singapore (Part Two) Continued from Part One, which looks at the waste disposed, waste recycled, total waste output and the recycling rate for Singapore from 2000 to 2008. Just to recap, Waste Disposed refers to the total amount of waste disposed at the four incineration plants and the offshore Semakau Landfill. Waste…
2008 Waste Statistics and Current Waste Situation in Singapore (Part One) The latest 2008 waste statistics for Singapore can be found at the National Environment Agency’s website. Together with previous waste data from the NEA’s annual reports, we present a snapshot of the current waste situation in Singapore below. In the graph above, Waste Disposed refers to the total amount…
Mapping the Location of Recycling Bins in Singapore We are in the process of mapping out the location of the public recycling bins at housing estates in Singapore. The locations are obtained from the National Environment Agency (NEA) website. As there are more than 1,500 recycling bins, we are doing this in stages: Ang Mo Kio and Toa Payoh Bedok…