singapore’s environmental threat!

Singapore’s Environmental

Threat!

Content OutlineEnvironmental issues Waste management in

Singapore3’R’s approachCampaigns

1.Environmental Issues

FREQUENT HAZE AND POOR AIR CONDITONS

1.Environmental Issues

INCREASING WASTE IN SINGAPORE!!

Where does OUR waste come from?

HomesSchools

Shopping centres Office

sEating placesIndustrie

s

Every Day ….Every Day ….

about about 1,100 truck loads 1,100 truck loads of rubbishof rubbish

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WasteExplosio

n

720091970

•1 new incineration plant every 5-7 years1 new incineration plant every 5-7 years

•1 new landfill every 25-30 years1 new landfill every 25-30 years

……this is indeed worryingthis is indeed worrying

Increase 6 times

1260

21382572

4105

5696

73157677

71936863

6801

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

Waste per day

Tonnes 1260 2138 2572 4105 5696 7315 7677 7193 6863 6801

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2001 2002 2003 2004

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Waste Growth

Why do we need to worry? Singapore is a small country and

land space is limited Expensive to build & keep up the

incineration plants and landfill sites

Need to save our resources

2. Waste management

Incineration Plants

Burn (90%)(at incineration plant)

2. Waste management

Landfill

Bury (10%)(at landfill site)

2. Waste management

SemakaSemakauu

LandfillLandfill

Refuse Disposal FacilitiesSenoko Senoko

IPIP

Tuas IPTuas IP Ulu Ulu Pandan IPPandan IPTuas Tuas

South IPSouth IP

How much does it cost?Tuas South Incineration Plant

1 ice cream costs $1.00In 1 year = $365.00$890 million = Approx. 2, 439,000 years

$890 million!

2. Waste management

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

The 3 ‘R’s

Reduce wastages by writing on both sides of the sheet of paper

Red

uce

Reduce wastages by using Refillable writing materials

Red

uce

More tips to reduce!

Avoid impulse shopping when buying groceries - plan a shopping list

Buy large or economy-sized household products that are used frequently

Choose products with less packaging

Reduce paper waste by using cloth rags instead of paper towels

Reduce

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

The 3 ‘R’s

Donate your unwanted textbooks to charitable organisations.

lPass them on to your junior schoolmates.

Set-up a book exchange corner.

Reuse

Reuse

Reuseplasticbags/paperbags foryour nextshopping tripor to linewaste bins

Reuse plastic containers

Reus

e

Reuse gift wrappers for wrapping gifts or to line shelves and drawer

Reus

e

Too much scrap paper?

Cut them up to make notepaper and shopping lists.

Reus

e

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The 3 ‘R’sReduce

Reuse

Recycle22

What is this sign?

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Recycl

e

Paper

Drink cans Plastic bottles

Glass bottles/glass jarsCarton boxes

Old clothing

Rec

ycleCommon Recyclable Materials Collected for Recycling

Where can you find the recycling bins?

Recycl

e

Different colored recycling bins at Orchard Road…

CANS

PLASTIC

PAPER

GLASS

Recycle

Major shopping streetsHawker centres, Food courts, Coffee shopsSchoolsBus interchangesMRT stationsAirportFlatted factories

Where can you find recycling bins?

Recycl

e

What & How of Recycling…

Rec

ycle

Not-Acceptable Recycling of Paper

NOT-ACCEPTABLE

Paper contaminated by food waste

Packet drinks

Others:Used tissue paper, Sweet wrappers,Laminated Paper,Paper coated with wax

Rec

ycle

Newspaper, magazines, computer printouts, junk mail, writing paper, envelopes, shredded paper

Rec

ycleAcceptable Recycling of Paper

Rec

ycleAcceptable Recycling of Paper

Paper packaging (food & drink) & carton boxes

Styrofoam cups, plastic disposable cups & containers

Not-Acceptable Recycling of Plastic BottlesRec

ycl

eNOT-ACCEPTABLE

Acceptable Recycling of Plastic BottlesRec

ycl

eMineral bottles & Drink bottles

Rec

ycleAcceptable Recycling of Cans

Beverages cans, soft drink cans etc.

Food cans (Rinsed)

4. Campaigns

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