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Sep 10, 20121 min read
Khaw Boon Wan on recycling excavated materials [News]
Khaw Boon Wan on recycling excavated materials By Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia, 10 Aug 2012. In his latest blog entry, National...
Jul 31, 20121 min read
Cut food waste, redistribute extra food, say experts [News]
Cut food waste, redistribute extra food, say experts By Grace Chua, The Straits Times, 21 Jul 2012. Cut food waste during packaging and...
Jul 31, 20123 min read
Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan acknowledges efforts by the food industry in ensuring high food safety standards in Singapore at AVA Food Safety Awards Night 2012 [Press Releases]
Mr Koh Soo Keong
Chairman, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority
Ms Tan Poh Hong
CEO, AVA
Distinguished guests
Ladies and gentlemen,
1 Goo...
Jul 30, 20123 min read
Second Singapore Packaging Agreement to achieve 315 signatories by 2015 [Press Releases]
Singapore, 3 July 2012 – Following the success of the first Singapore Packaging Agreement (SPA), signatories have expressed keen intere...
Jul 30, 20121 min read
16 companies receive 3R Packaging Awards [News]
16 companies receive 3R Packaging Awards By Monica Kotwani, Channel NewsAsia, 3 Jul 2012. Sixteen companies received the 3R Packaging...
Jul 28, 20121 min read
Waste treatment fast becoming a big business [News]
Waste treatment fast becoming a big business By Rachel Kelly, Channel NewsAsia, 19 Jul 2012. Every year, some 1.25 billion tonnes of...
Jul 27, 20121 min read
NTU scientists create toilet which turns poo into electricity [News]
NTU scientists create toilet which turns poo into electricity By Olivia Siong, Channel NewsAsia, 26 Jun 2012. Scientists from Nanyang...
Jul 27, 20121 min read
Expansion plans underway at Semakau Landfill [News]
Expansion plans underway at Semakau Landfill By Olivia Siong, Channel NewsAsia, 10 Jun 2012. Work is underway to expand the landfill...
Jun 5, 20121 min read
Should recycling be compulsory? [News]
Should recycling be compulsory? By Richard Hartung, Today, 5 Jun 2012. We may be a clear leader in some vital environmental practices...
Jun 5, 20121 min read
Technology helps to lower waste-collection fee hikes [News]
Technology helps to lower waste-collection fee hikes By Joanne Chan, Channel NewsAsia, 1 Jun 2012. Waste management companies said an...
Jun 5, 20121 min read
Singapore sets up Asia's first industrial re-manufacturing R&D centre [News]
Singapore sets up Asia's first industrial re-manufacturing R&D centre By Channel NewsAsia, 31 May 2012. Singapore has set up Asia's...
May 31, 20122 min read
How to Monitor and Manage Waste Flows in Singapore
This is one of the challenges proposed for the UP Singapore Urban Prototyping Weekend. Share your inspirations and solutions at CoLAB.
C...
May 30, 20125 min read
Enhancements To The Solid Waste Management Industry [Press Releases]
Singapore, 29 May 2012 – As a follow up to the Budget Debate announcements in March, the National Environment Agency (NEA) will roll ou...
May 30, 20121 min read
Waste collection fees expected to rise [News]
Waste collection fees expected to rise By Joanne Chan, Channel NewsAsia, 29 May 2012. Households in Singapore can expect to gradually...
May 21, 20121 min read
WasteMET Asia 2012 [Events]
WasteMET Asia 2012 The inaugural WasteMET Asia 2012 will bring together a strong global representation of policymakers, industry leaders,...
May 10, 20121 min read
One-week FairPrice campaign to reduce plastic bag usage a success [News]
One-week FairPrice campaign to reduce plastic bag usage a success By Channel NewsAsia, 10 May 2012. Supermarket chain FairPrice has...
Apr 28, 20121 min read
Do we need that plastic bag? [News]
Do we need that plastic bag? By Grace Chua, The Straits Times, 28 Apr 2012. A few days ago, I found myself in the curious position of...
Apr 27, 20121 min read
Plastic bag production 'an environmental worry' [News]
Plastic bag production 'an environmental worry' By Lee Jia Xin and Goh Shi Ting, The Straits Times, 27 Apr 2012. Plastic bag production...
Apr 23, 20121 min read
Recycling has its rewards [News]
Recycling has its rewards By Amanda Lee, Today, 23 Apr 2012. More recyclable material has been collected from Housing and Development...
Apr 23, 20121 min read
Supermarts may start charging for plastic bags [News]
Supermarts may start charging for plastic bags By Lee Jia Xin, The Straits Times, 23 Apr 2012. Shoppers may need to pay for plastic bags...
Apr 13, 20121 min read
Exchange your used books at Book Exchange 2012 [News]
Exchange your used books at Book Exchange 2012 By Channel NewsAsia, 12 Apr 2012. From April 13 to 27, book lovers can participate in the...
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