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Disposing of waste in land-scarce Singapore: Nation’s largest waste-to-energy plant turns 20
Nation's largest waste-to-energy plant, which turns 20, plays key role in waste ecosystem
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Tuas South Incineration Plant's general manager Kan Kok Wah says that incinerating waste reduces its volume by 90 per cent.
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Timothy Goh
In a darkened room in Tuas, a man focuses intently as he guides a mechanical claw to grab items from a pile and drop them down a chute.
But the "prizes" in this "claw machine" are all junk, literally, and the man is a staff member at Tuas South Incineration Plant (TSIP), Singapore's largest waste-to-energy plant.
