The fight against Singapore's mountain of trash will soon pack a bigger punch, with new zero-waste legislation to compel big companies to do something about their trash. The Resource Sustainability Bill, passed in Parliament yesterday, will make it mandatory for some large...
This could be done through turning incineration ash into construction material, extracting gold and precious metals from discarded electronics, and producing energy from food waste.
Dr Khor said turning trash into treasure will not only ensure a ready supply of resources for Singapore, buffering it against global supply shocks, but it will also create new economic and job opportunities. The new Act gives regulatory teeth to waste-reducing measures in three streams - electronic waste , food waste and packaging waste, including plastics. These waste streams have relatively high generation and low recycling rates.
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