Waste management

askST: Why is there so much rubbish on the beach in East Coast Park?

Singapore’s battle against marine trash is a joint effort helmed by both volunteers and the authorities.

Tiong Bahru residents doing away with blue recycling bins permanently

A resident using the new smart recycling machine in Tiong Bahru Community Centre on June 27.

From beer byproducts to tuna: S’pore firms work to transform food waste into new, useful products

Mottainai Food Tech collects barley spent grains from breweries and other companies and converts them into plant-based tuna flakes through fermentation.

Jail for man who allowed chicken compost to be dumped at Tuas site he oversaw

Hossain Toufik had allowed another man to deposit 10 truckloads of waste over two days on a plot of land in Tuas South Way.

New research centre to turn trash at Singapore’s sole landfill on Semakau into treasure

Singapore has launched a research centre to give Semakau Landfill a new lease of life.

Zero Waste Masterplan to be reviewed as Singapore recycles less, disposes more

The domestic recycling rate fell from 17 per cent to 11 per cent over the same period, while the non-domestic recycling rate fell from 73 per cent to 67 per cent.

The rubbish chute problem in Singapore that won’t go away

The history of the rubbish chute is full of examples of the authorities adapting to new forms of abuse, says the writer.

Tata’s iPhone parts factory contaminated farmland water, India pollution body alleges

The entrance of Tata Electronics Plant in southern India which makes iPhone components in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, on Sept 28, 2024.

Households to pay more for waste disposal from July 1

NEA said that the revised fees ensure that Singapore’s overall waste management system is able to operate sustainably.

askST: How do countries deal with waste from nuclear energy?

Storage casks, each standing 6m tall, for used nuclear fuel and high-level waste at Switzerland’s interim storage site, which has been in operation since 2000.

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