The NEA has called for a tender to study the proposed redevelopment of Sarimbun Recycling Park to improve land use and land productivity. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – To increase the scale of recycling in Singapore, the authorities are looking to redevelop a recycling park in Lim Chu Kang, which is home to a number of recycling facilities, The Straits Times has learnt.
The rest of Singapore’s waste is recycled at various locations such as Tuas, Jurong and Sungei Kadut. The plans for redevelopment are part of NEA’s ongoing efforts to build up local recycling capabilities, and to meet its national waste reduction targets under the Singapore Green Plan 2030 and the Zero Waste Masterplan, which includes increasing the national recycling rate to 70 per cent by 2030.
In tender documents seen by ST, the consultant appointed will have to conduct an environmental impact assessment on the areas surrounding the recycling park, including the impact of redevelopment on water quality in the Western Catchment and the mangroves in Lim Chu Kang. Biodiversity surveys will also have to be conducted to determine the impact on various flora and fauna.
To boost local recycling rates, NEA is separately looking to set up a plastic recovery facility that can sort through general waste and recover plastics for chemical recycling. In 2022, only 6 per cent of plastic waste was recycled, while the remaining 924,000 tonnes were incinerated.
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