Glossary
WTE (Waste-to-Energy)
Incineration of non-recyclable waste to generate electricity, currently how most of Singapore's residual waste is handled before ash goes to Semakau Landfill.
WTE (Waste-to-Energy)
Incineration of non-recyclable waste to generate electricity, currently how most of Singapore's residual waste is handled before ash goes to Semakau Landfill.
MRF (Materials Recovery Facility)
A facility where mixed recyclables are sorted, using magnets, conveyor belts, and manual sorting, into separate material streams before being sent for reprocessing.
MRF (Materials Recovery Facility)
A facility where mixed recyclables are sorted, using magnets, conveyor belts, and manual sorting, into separate material streams before being sent for reprocessing.
3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. The foundational framework behind Singapore's National Recycling Programme, which began with door-to-door collection bags in 2001 before evolving into today's estate-level recycling bins.
3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. The foundational framework behind Singapore's National Recycling Programme, which began with door-to-door collection bags in 2001 before evolving into today's estate-level recycling bins.
Linear Economy
The traditional take-make-dispose model that circular economy thinking is trying to move away from. Useful as a contrast term when explaining circularity.
Linear Economy
The traditional take-make-dispose model that circular economy thinking is trying to move away from. Useful as a contrast term when explaining circularity.
Circular Economy
An economic model that keeps materials and products in use for as long as possible through reuse, repair, and recycling, instead of the extract-make-dispose pattern of a linear economy.
Circular Economy
An economic model that keeps materials and products in use for as long as possible through reuse, repair, and recycling, instead of the extract-make-dispose pattern of a linear economy.