SINGAPORE'S home-grown Newater produced from treated sewage water and other Singapore eco-friendly technologies are in the spotlight in a new Discovery Channel show that starts on Wednesday.

The show is a six-part documentary called Ecopolis, which will feature four different technologies weekly that aim to solve environmental problems such as pollution, oil depletion, as well as food and water shortages.

It is hosted by an American climate-change expert, University of California professor Dan Kammen.

Read Jasmine Teo's full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.