Rising affluence, consumerism and electronics that are “designed to fail” have resulted in an increasing rate of e-waste disposal in recent years, said Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, the chair of the Circular Economy Taskforce at the National University of Singapore. Products that are ...
These kampong chickens (600-700g) are undersized, compared to the average chicken (1kg) in the market. How serious is the food waste problem in Singapore? In 2020, Singaporegenerateda total of 665,000 tonnes of food waste. And over the last 10 years, our ...
mechanical recycling is often inefficient, leading to a majority of waste being incinerated. In this article, alternative solutions are introduced to address the waste problem, such as recoveringvaluable fuels from plastics via thermochemical
Waste is an increasingly significant environmental concern in Singapore in light of the shortening lifespan of the nation's Semakau Landfill, which is expected to reach full capacity by 2035. In order to provide a fresh perspective on the age-old problem of waste management and open different ...
Despite being aware of how much food is wasted in the country, one in two Singaporeans surveyed would still throw away ‘ugly food’, contributing to a serious food waste problem in the city-state. Equally nutritious and delicious, odd-shaped carrots unfortunately get thrown away as Singaporean...
Despite the difficulty of getting food waste data in Singapore, three journalism students from the Nanyang Technological University managed to shine light on the problem of food wastage in Singapore through their final-year project from 2009-2010 titledFood Waste Republic. Here’s some of their find...
7. The Effect of Rubbish Management Socialization Based on Indonesian Ulama Council’S Fatwa Number 47 of 2014 on Community Behavior in Dealing with Rubbish Problem [O] . Azis Muslim 2017 机译:基于印度尼西亚乌拉马委员会的垃圾管理社会化对2014年的Fatwa第47号法对垃圾问题进行社区行为的影响 获取...
e-Commerce adds to growing packaging waste problem The growth of e-commerce and popularity of online sales like Singles’ Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday has contributed massively to the packaging waste problem here, making up a third of Singapore’s 1.56 million tonnes of domestic waste annu...
Waste isn’t the only environmental problem we face. Pollution of our air, water and soil and the myriad impacts of climate change are massive global issues. But waste is one issue that market research is particularly well-suited to help address. ...
E-waste isn’t just a Singapore problem. The world’s obsession with technology has resulted in e-waste becoming the fastest-growing waste stream on Earth, with the former head of the United Nations Environment Programmedescribing the unfolding crisisas a “tsunami of e-waste.” Approximately 50...