All Rights Reserved to Mordor Intelligence.The country had taken significant steps to tackle with the waste moving towards upstream. The new Singapore Food Agency (SFA) formed on 1 April 2019 consolidates food-related functions that were previously carried out by Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA), the National Environment Agency (NEA), and the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). The biggest waste producers worldwide: Sensonseo Global Waste Index 2019. For more information, visit In 2019, about 7.23 million tonnes of solid waste was generated, of which 4.25 million tonnes were recycled.
Statistics on the environment are compiled by the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, National Environment Agency, Public Utilities Board and Singapore Land Authority. Workers sort paper trash at a recycling facility in Singapore. Singapore Waste management market is segmented by waste type (Industrial waste, Municipal solid waste, Hazardous waste, E-waste, Plastic waste, Bio-medical waste), by Disposal methods (Landfills, Incineration, Recycling) - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2019-2024) While this was a decrease of 9,000 tonnes from 2017, no … This is in view that the SC EfW’s plant has been in commercial operation from May 2018. Singapore generated 7.7 million tonnes of waste in 2018 – enough to fill 15,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Food waste accounts for about 10 per cent of the total waste generated in Singapore, but only 18 per cent of the food waste is recycled.

In 2017, the country had recycled 61% of its waste, according to the National Environment Agency. The market for recycled paper was affected by shrinking export markets and reduced demand for printing paper from increasing digitalisation. Ron Wong: The masterplan will cover the key waste streams - e-waste, packaging waste and food waste. In September 2018, the World Bank announced that our global waste production is predicted to rise by 70 per cent by 2050 unless we take urgent action. Published on October 10, 2019, 9:35 PM EDT Have a confidential tip for our reporters? The 2018 non-domestic recycling rate increased from 74 per cent to 75 per cent. Solid Waste Management - Total Waste Recycled National Environment Agency / 17 Apr 2017 Million tonnes of waste recycled per year Singapore’s Sustainable Blueprint target for 2030 is 70% for overall recycling rate, 30% for domestic recycling rate and 81% for non-domestic recycling rate. That’s down from 6% in 2017, and less than half the recycling rate from five years ago, according to government figures.Singapore’s low recycling figures come as Southeast Asia grapples with a plastic waste crisis. Waste generated by the non-domestic and domestic sectors both saw a reduction in 2019 - from 5.70 million tonnes and 2.00 million tonnes respectively in 2018, to 5.37 million tonnes and 1.87 million tonnes respectively in 2019.Overall, the recycling rate decreased from 61 per cent in 2018^ to 59 per cent in 2019. The report defines food loss and waste as a deterioration in food quantity or quality along the food supply chain. As such, NEA has aligned the wood and horticultural waste sent to biomass plants and to the SC EfW as being recycled in both instances.The revised 2018 waste statistics and overall recycling figures are provided below. Western countries no longer able to ship their plastic waste to China following a 2017 Of the total figure, local exporters sent 37,851 tons of plastic abroad while only 2,849 tons were processed in Singapore. SFA will report statistics for food safety and supply resilience from 2019 onwards. Singapore has designated 2019 as the Year Towards Zero Waste. Just 4% of Singapore’s plastic waste was recycled last year Singapore Waste management market is segmented by waste type (Industrial waste, Municipal solid waste, Hazardous waste, E-waste, Plastic waste, Bio-medical waste), by Disposal methods (Landfills, Incineration, Recycling) - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2019-2024)Singaporean waste management market is growing at a decent pace as the country's smaller size gives it a little room for waste disposal, and encourages recycling. Currently, wood and horticultural waste are recycled when they are sent to biomass power plants to be used as fuel to produce steam. Society Click here.Owing to its limited land area and dense population, it is very important that Singapore has an efficient system for the collection and disposal of waste generated across the nation.To meet this increasing need, Singapore has developed an advanced waste management system that minimises land use.In Singapore, 92% of waste is incinerated, on the other hand, the remaining is landfilled at a unique offshore solid waste facility. In 2013, the Singapore Environment Council found that some 26 per cent of households have more than 20 bags lying around at home. Humankind currently produces two billion tonnes of waste per year between 7.6 billion people. The rest is incinerated, with a slight fraction sent to landfill. The following infographic gives an overview of the waste figures: Waste Generated refers to the total amount of waste generated in Singapore, which is the addition of Waste Disposed and Waste Recycled. In Singapore, waste disposed has increased seven-fold over the past 40 years. The 6 per cent reduction in the amount of waste generated compared to 2018 is the third yearly reduction since 2017.