Waste management

What goes on inside the new sorting facility for used bottles and cans

Bags of flattened cans and plastic bottles are piled at the new Counting and Sorting Facility in Tuas.

New Tuas sorting facility collects 27.5 million bottles and cans for recycling in under 2 months

Robotic arms release the flattened bottles and cans into a heavy-duty storage bin, to kickstart the sorting process at the facility.

Retailers slash prices on drinks like beer, tea without Return Right logo

Japanese retail chain Don Don Donki was offering discounts for drinks labelled “non-BCRS” in at least two of its outlets.

Dispute over recycling machines drags struggle over Cairo's trash into public view

NEA to use robot sweepers at more parks, including at Esplanade and East Coast

More autonomous pavement sweepers have been deployed by the National Environment Agency.

Pontian dumping: NEA says S’pore does not allow construction waste to be exported for disposal

A cordoned-off site, believed to be used for the illegal dumping of construction waste from Singapore, in a village in Pontian, Johor, on Aug 12.

Fancy a six-course meal costing $54 and made from food waste?

Eat Your Scraps is organised by (left to right) Creative director Michelle Au, chef Russell Nathan, and Michelle Chow, co-founder of Green-House, a sustainability festival.

Johor villagers grapple with dumping of illegal construction waste allegedly from Singapore

A cordoned-off site, believed to be used for the illegal dumping of construction waste from Singapore in Kampung Sungai Senai Belokok, Johor.

Why Seoul can’t shake its sewer smell

Complaints of sudden bursts of sewer-like odours have been repeatedly raised by residents and visitors.

Italian garbagemen help recover lost $1.5 million lottery ticket

A €1 million (S$1.5 million) lottery ticket was recovered from the trash in Italy after the frantic winner called on garbagemen to help her retrieve it.

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