Sunday September 18, 2005

All HDB estates to have recycling depositories by 2007

channelnewsasia.com :

By 2007, all HDB estates in Singapore will have centralised depositories for residents to recycle unwanted waste daily. Minister for Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim said this extra recycling option would be located within five blocks away from residents. To make it easier and convenient for everyone to do their part, about 1,600 centralised recycling bins will be set up in HDB estates within the next two years.

Students from Dunman Secondary School have been playing their parts to help increase Singapore's recycling rates. They collected 20,000 plastic bottles for recycling. It is believed to be the longest plastic bottle chain ever made. As Dr Yaacob noted, the project by Dunman Secondary isn't so much about setting a world record as it is raising awareness about recycling. Earlier, he told the students solid waste generation in Singapore has gone up six times over the last 30 years, a practice he said that's not sustainable in a country like Singapore.

The percentage of households recycling their waste has gone up from 15 percent in 2001 to 54 percent in 2004. The overall recycling rate in Singapore has increased from 40 percent in 2000 to 48 percent in 2004. Dr Yaacob believes it will still take a continual effort to educate all Singaporeans about recycling... with the aim of achieving an overall recycling rate of 60 percent by 2012.

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